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Your Movie Camera and How to Use It

10 min 33 sec/41 shots

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Your Movie Camera and How to Use It is an instructional film on making better home movies. It explains correct film exposure through the camera’s diaphragm, relating its operation to the human eye, and recommends adjusting the aperture for changing light. It also demonstrates angled composition, perspective, depth, and reviewing footage while urging viewers to study the instruction manual.

Provenance and rights

Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Your Movie Camera and How to Use It
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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