El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-09


position, the camera stopped, the bowl
moved photographed again and so on
until it has been made to go through
the required movements
In the productions of these plays
many feet of film are required, one
story covering anywhere from few
hundred to 5000 feet, each foot hav-
ing 16 exposures about the size OF
postage stamp. The apparatus needed
for taking these motion pictures, the
cineometograph, is so constructed that
the film does not move past the lens
! continuously, but stops 10 times TO
every foot of film, or once before each
/ exposure. AS the film goes forward,
| preparatory to another shot being re-
corded a revolving black shutter in
| tervenes to protect the moving film
! from light. This film is developed like
any other negative, and when dry
! contact print is made on another
| piece Of transparent film of cor
responding length, after which process
it is ready TO be shown
Such progress has been made in this
process that today q film can be de-
veloped and ready for use 20 minutes
after having been exposed
Educational Medium.
First shown for the purpose Of
amusement, the moving picture has
grown into an educational and adver-
| Using medium, as we'll as being used
J for scientific and commercial pur-
poses. Churches are adopting the Idea
for purposes of Bible teaching.
| One Chicago film maker is introduc-
! ing films in which are shown the evils
wrought by the fly in carrying germs
To offset the unpIeasantness of this he
| concludes by showing the fly as an
acrobat in which he performs various
feats with dumbbells and balls. An
/ other film shows the caterpillar IN the
act Of destroying trees.
For advertising purposes many COM
| panies have had films made Of their
| trade, showing the process Of prepare
ton from start to finish. Among these
are the wine industry. ostrich raising.
| barrel making and doll making
Travelling statesmen whose goods are
| too large to carry from place to place
can show and explain their use with
| the aid of a moving picture machine
| Pictures OF birds in their native
haunts are difficult to obtain, yet one
| man has secured a large number OF
these films In taking these pictures
many devices have TO be resorted to-
| The home life Of a robin was obtained
/ by a film maker who secreted himself
| behind a blind. Boats were used In
| taking pictures of pelicans in the
water, while the land pictures were
taken from behind an artificial blind
In this work England is far in ad-
| vance of America
The Profession.
The rapid growth made by the mo-
ton pictures has not been without re-
suits on various other things. 1t is
estimated that the decrease in attend
ance of the gallery of the regular
theater has been so percent This has
| in another way helped the actors. 1T
gives them greater opportunities OF
employment, as the business OF posing
for the silent play is gradually rising
to the level Of q recognized profession
The censorship of the moving pic
ture houses has now become a regular
thing, and in this way the class of
films shown is 10 certain extent
shaped in the same way as the regular
drama
( With the beginning of the moving
picture craze the exhibitors bought
their films outright, and were forced
I to pay large prices-usually about $40
per film Today the country abounds
with exchanges which furnish two
| films a day on the rental basis The
price of this service varies from $12O
/ a week for the best class Of films,
| down to $50 a week for those which
, have been running for a year or long
| er.
School for Operators.
a school for operators recently has
been opened where beginners are
taught the handling of the machine
and given a knowledge Of electricity
I and the calcium light which is used in
the projection OF the films upon the
screen. Fires, due 10 careleSSneSs on
the part of the operator, have proved
a menace to the business, but the
danger from this source is rapidly be-
ing lessened by various improvements
As the demand for novelty increased
the makers of the moving picture films
had TO be ever on the lookout for suit
able material for scenarios for their
plays. Shakspere. Tennyson, Long
fellow and a host of writers have had
their works -dramatized, while even the
Bible has been called upon TO give Its
share The Life of Christ" and The
Life of Moses have been reproduced
4 recent innovation which adds TO
the educational value Of the films Is
flashing a synopsis OF the forthcom-
ing scene upon the screen Immediately
i before the projection Of the play itself
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