I suppose that during my working hours I ought to get more than my fill of motion pictures and cinematography; but apparently I don't. At any rate, I spend a large part of my spare time photographing things "on land and sea" with a little Victor 16 mm. camera. Cinematography is evidently in my blood for good and all — for before my cartooning days I was a cinematographer for the Pathe, Selznick and other news reels. During the time when Mickey Mouse was young, and I was building up the staff that produces his pictures and the "Silly Symphonies," I could find no time to indulge my fondness for photography but now that things are well organized, I am finding more and more pleasure and relaxation in making movies with my little 16 mm. camera.
A few months ago I took a trip, combining business and pleasure, to the east, through the canal, Cuba, Florida, etc. Before starting, my first thought was for a 16 mm. camera. The result was the Victor, not alone for its convenient portability, but for the many technical features that my newsreel experience had taught me to value. With it I managed to bring back many hundred feet of interesting films of my vacation. And from it I learned that, once you've made a start in cinematography, you can't stop — you're a cinematographer for life. […]
