El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21


the hand-painted films.
Pictures In Natural COlOrs.
The ktnemacOlOr process successfully
reprOduces in moving pictures on the
screen the natural cOlors or scenes
taken in the open where there are
great masses OF color to be seen 1t IS
not yet so successful in interiors OF at
close range. but there is little DOUBT
that it will yet overcome aP these diff
ficulties.
Klnemacolor pictures are taken in
this manner The photographs are
taken with a camera specially con-
structed to take pictures at the ordl-
nary rate Of 81 per second, instead OF
16. In front OF the lens is revolved
color filter, made like three-blade
propeller Of three wings Of transpar-
ent cellulOid one red, one blue and
one yellOw-the three primary colors-
When the films are made they are eX-
actly like any other films in appear
ance.
When the pictures are projected, an
other color filter Of the same kind IS
revolved in front Of the lens Of the
projecting machine. Thus one picture
IS thrown on the screen all red inc
next all blue and the next all yelloW-
The pictures are changed so rapidly
that the eye is deceived and all the
objects IN the picture appear 70 De IN
their natural color, combinations OF
the three primary cOlors. It IS the
three-cOlOr process Of cOlOr-plate print
ing adapted for the moving pictures
Wish Talking Pictures.
The second thing to be desired from
factory combination Of the cinemato-
graph and the photograph, 70 the emu
that the pictures on the screen OF the
bi-dimensiOnal theater not only. VIII
Attempts have been made to syn
chroniZe the photographs film ana
the Photographic record so as 10 pro
duce talking pictures but as yet tnese
Hrraa T.
ferent success. The necessity OF chang
ing cylinders or disks on the talking
machine more frequently than the
reels on the moving picture machine,
together with the necessary Interrupt
lions in the course Of the moving pic
ture OcasiOned by the intermittent
movement Of the film, have thus Tar
defeated successful experimentation
The hope Of the future appears to
lie in the possibility Of a machine
which will take the pictures ana make
the photographic record on films to
be played off simultaneously The fact
that the Photographic film must have
an Intermittent motion and that the
photographic film must have con-
ttnuOus motion. and that the sounds
produced must appear to be in exact
time with the picture projected. ap-
pears to raise unsurm Ountable Obsta-
Cles in the way Of efforts in this di-
rection. But the prophets among the
moving picture men refuse to believe
that anything is impossible.
Two or three years ago there was,
indeed, considerable cause for pessi-
mism with respect to the future OF
moving pictures. 1t Is true that the
shOWmen had then appeased the OppO-
sitiOn Of the greater number Of retail
business men by abOlishing the phOnO-
graphs at the entrance to the theaters,
and by banish1ng the barker with his
megaphOue to oblivion. but at the very
time when this menace from the re-
tail merchants was removed, a much
more dangerous opposition was en-
COuntered.
Opposition From Odd Sources.
This new opposition came. oddly
enough from the churches and the
saloons. Both objected TO the moving
picture show. the saloon because its
business was being hurt in dollars and
cents, and the church largely because
ii had not as yet studied the problem.
Then came the national board OF CEN
SOrShip and an era OF marked improve
ment in the moral tone of the pic
lures. until now comparatively little
objection to moving pictures is heard
among churChmen or social workers.
and most OF what is heard, comes from
men who remember the moving picture
show as It was four years ago and who
have not seen the pictures lately.
Now. that in the main. the church
and social workers have determined
to help uplift the motion pictures and
to use IT as an instrument for good
rather than to oppose and antagOniZe
Z.
quarters in opposition to the movies
as they are known among the street
gamins
Much more serious. in a strictly bus
mess way, is the enmity Of the retail
liquor dealers. who have. in some cit
les. harrassed and hampered the NOV
ing picture exhibitors BY the use of
political influence The saloons OBJ
ject to moving pictures because the
theaters now get nickels that used
to go for beer The working man who
formerly was wont to repair after his
supper to the poor mans club" to
now takes his wife and child and goes
to the moving picture show There
can be no doubt but what the wife
and child approve the change.
Where Pictures Win.
Another fea ture. of new but rand
development, wherein the moving pic
ture is worsting the saloons in com
petition for nicSels is in the noon
day rest. The lunch hour is now a
rush hour for the moving picture the
alters in down town districts. A man
VINO has 20 or 80 minutes to loaf dur-
ing the lunch hour now drops info q
moving picture show where ne actual
" rests and is amused and enter
tanned Formerly ne walked about the
streets stood on the corner and often
drank glass or two of beer partly
thing to do"
Perhaps the moving picture show
Llnds It's greatest assurance OF the IN
ture In Its inherent democracy. II ia
the most democratic form of entertain
ment ever known. A newsnaner man
standing in front Of a certain fiva-carf
tneater on Pennsylvania avenue Ia
ashlngton once saw q Justice of the
supreme court Of the United States
United states senator an Italian street
Iaborer. 2 Chinese lsundryman ana
street car conductor go into the show
In the order named The newsDaper
man followed This particular supreme
court Justice formed the moving MIC
ture ha bit because he was importuned
ny his year old granddaughter t0
rake her to see the pictures. He did
lt once and became a regular"
The Pennsylvania avenue incident is
duplicated, In essentials daily I'm
thousands OF moving nicture shows
throughout the Tr0Ited States. Notfo1
pictures anneal alike to young and Old
to the cultured and the crude to the
educated and Ignorant: in short to am
sorts and conditions of men. If those
who are RESPONSIBLE for the course
taken I'm the commercial control of fbe
business VIII hut recognize their OBJ
legation to societv as well as their on
pcrtUnity to make money. they will so