SECTION
MEETING REPORT
The
Hollywood Section had its first meeting of 2005 on January 18th at
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture Arts
and Sciences’ Linwood Dunn Theater. The
subject was “
Film
Stocks-Yesterday, today and tomorrow”.
Following the opening cartoon, the 1943 Academy Award winning Tom and
Jerry “Yankee Doodle Mouse”, chair Dan Rosen presented a plaque of
appreciation to Dr. Alan Masson, who has just retired after 35 years at Kodak
and is moving to
Rochester
NY
.
Dr. Masson has been a long-time active member of this section, having
served in all available executive positions.
The presentations opened with Dr. Masson giving a history of
film
stocks used in motion pictures, from the beginnings around 1900 until today.
These were illustrated by
film
clips from “Marie Antoinette” (1938, demonstrating black and white),
“Dixiana” (1930- Two color Technicolor),
“Lassie Come Home” (1943 – 3-strip and monopack Technicolor), and
“Athena” (1954 – Eastman Color). All
film
clips were courtesy of Warner Bros.
This was followed by Vince Carabello, Jr. covering the variety of
film
s
available from Agfa. The next
presenter, Mike Miyaki, made a detailed slide show presentation of the structure
of
Fuji
’s
color
film
s.
Pre-show refreshments were hosted by Kodak, in honor of Alan Masson’s
long service.
SUBMITTED BY:
Name:_ Richard P. May
Section Officer Title: Past
Chair
Company Affiliation & Contact Tel. No.:
Warner Bros. 818 977-2323