SECTION MEETING REPORT

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SECTION:____HOLLYWOOD MEETING DATE(S): Sept. 28, 2010 ATTENDANCE: Approx. 100 LOCATION: Linwood Dunn Theater – Hollywood CA

SPEAKERS: (include company affiliation) TOPICS: Brian Meacham – Academy Film Archive Animated film Andrew Oran – FotoKem THE SOUND OF MUSIC digital restoration Dick May – Film Technology Co. General commentary

The Hollywood Section’s September 28th meeting was a showing of several rare restored films. There was a pre-show get together in the lobby of the Linwood Dunn Theater, with pizza sponsored by FotoKem. The presentation began at 7:30pm, with newly installed chair Allan Schollnick welcoming the audience of close to 100 members and guests. We had an unusually large number of guests, possibly due to the entertainment value of the evening. Outgoing Governor Rick Dean gave a slide show presentation of the importance of participation in the upcoming election for the revised SMPTE Constitution. Past Chair Dick May then took over to open the program. The first participant was Brian Meacham, short subjects archivist of the Academy Film Archive (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). He spoke briefly about the animated short, KICK ME, which had received a 1975 Oscar nomination and is being preserved by the Archive. After it was shown, he described how the hand-drawn animation was done, with the figures drawn on 70mm film, and a separate film strip for each color. The completed strips were combined in the laboratory, reducing it to 35mm, and adding color. Dick May then took over as commentator, introducing each subject: SHARPS AND FLATS – a short made by Warner Bros. in 1927, originally with Vitaphone disc sound recording. This was very funny, and the audience participated in some of the jokes. LET’S FALL IN LOVE – a musical number excerpt from this 1934 Columbia Pictures release with Ann Sothern in one of her first starring roles. A STAR IS BORN – The song “The Man Who Got Away” shown first using a 1954 Technicolor print, followed by the same sequence with digital projection. HOLLYWOOD SCREEN TEST – a 1937 Universal short about how to get into the movies. This had some interesting shots of the Universal Studio, and movie-making of the time. The final presentation was by Andrew Oran of FotoKem Industries. He did a slide show of some of the problems in the restoration of the almost 50 year old 65mm film negative of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. To demonstrate, a reel of the film was run split screen, with digital on one side, and 70mm film on the other. The various film and digital formats used almost all of the capabilities of the Dunn Theater, and its projection staff brought it all off without a hitch. Our thanks to Sony, Warner Bros., UCLA Film Archive, and Universal for supplying film and digital elements, and permission for their showing.

Richard P. May Past Chair-Hollywood Section