The Art of projection and complete magic lantern ... - Yesterday Image

I04the pictorially illustrated evening devotion. Illustration of scenes inuur Lord's Life and His Passion, The Stations of the Cross.Scrupulous care should be taken that there be no possible chance of ahitch in any manner ; the priest or missioner, with the choir (if any)should be close together near the screen. It is essential that the lantern andslides be of the highest class. In a church nothing that suggests the leastunworthy remark should be seen or heard. Slides that are not of thehighest order should in no case be used, it is one of the great dangers ofsuch a devotion. Some slides are unintentionally grotesque and shockinglypainted. All must be carefully planned, down to the smallest detail, andif needs be well rehearsed. If the lanternist is not a professional, lethim at least be a good amatuer, and if necessary, let him have an assistantto hand him the slides.Label all the slides with a white circle of paper on the top right handcorner as he faces the screen, the slides being already inverted, as it wouldnever do for a slide to appear upside down. All the operator has to dois to place them in the carrier.The position of the lantern and screen depends much upon circumstances.If in a church, the screen should cover the chancel, and thelantern be low down, or at the bottom of the nave. If there are manywindows in the east end, the opaque screen should be large enough toobstruct the moon's rays, otherwise, the moonlight nights may be ratheran objection in this respect. The best form of lantern is a triple, withlong focus objectives, so that there is always a spare lantern if anythinggoes wrong. All this may be done with a single lantern, and we wouldsuggest a Presto Carrier, as with this each slide is changed so smoothly,gradually closing in from the sides, and opening again with a fresh slidefrom the centre, no movement being perceptible in the change.Where only a single lantern is used, it can well be placed behind thescreen in the chancel, and the pictures thrown through, and if the screenis not large enough, the sides filled in with curtains, to prevent anymovement being seen. The choir may also be behind in this case, toanswer the responses. If it is a service for adults, under no circumstanceadmit children. For these a special service should be held, with moralpictures, and a more suitable address. Take special care that the rays fromthe lantern escape the head gear of the feminine portion of the congregationand under no plea allow persons to pass in front of the screen. Nothingmars the solemnity more than to see a silhouette of a person's head on thebottom of a picture.