What is an Akeley?
Type of document (medium)
2D digitizing
Creator
Hoke, Ira B.
Publisher
American Cinematographer
Date available
1928-04
Language
en
Format
application/pdf
File size
2.3 MB
Description
Article by Ira Hoke published in American Cinematographer in 1928
Note
"The Akeley in no way replaces ordinary dramatic cameras, nor is it so intended. It is an auxiliary tool only; a special apparatus specialising in speed portrayal. Whether that speed be slow or fast, the efficiency of the Akeley is unchallenged. It has a field of its own, but a field closely interwoven with the work produced by the dramatic instrument. The director of modern productions intersperses Akeley scenes into the regular photographic action for the purpose of “pepping up” sequences which otherwise would drag. It is not unusual for the theatre goer to observe a series of scenes just about to verge on monotony suddenly set out from the story with dramatic vividness by the incorporation of several well chosen Akeley shots.
The greatest directors in the motion picture industry today recognize in this speed specializing camera one of their most valuable tools in portraying the true motion of the photographic subject in its vital relation to the story."
The greatest directors in the motion picture industry today recognize in this speed specializing camera one of their most valuable tools in portraying the true motion of the photographic subject in its vital relation to the story."
Source
Bibliographic citation
Hoke, Ira B. "What is an Akeley?" American Cinematographer 9, no. 1 (April 1928): 20-21.
Rights
Fair dealing. See TECHNÈS policy (in French).
Identifier
ark:/17444/14369x/5598
Record last modification date
2023-09-09
