The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-05

The inspection by this body has not
included special releases" or films in
tended for private or illegal exhibit
ton.
! Internal dissension in the organiza-
ton after a while brought out the
charge that while the board declared
its services were gratuitous, there
were paid employees in the organiza-
ton, and that the salaries of these
and all other expenses of the board
were contributed wholly by certain
moving picture interests. The truth
Iof the charge was admitted and one
organization of women that had been
affiliated with the National Board of
Censorship withdrew from that body.
Making the Films.
In dealing with general historical
review of the motion picture indus
try since its inception, the advances
made in the process of film manu-
facture necessarily must take an i'm
portant part. Considering the wonder
ful results achieved in recent years,
the process of making the films is not a
complicated or difficult one. Expert
knowledge is required. however. and
the greatest of care must be taken
Ia the camera work as well as in the
developing and film making. The reel
IL the nucleus of the motion pic
ture business. In the earlier DAYS OF
the industry the length of the films
depended largely upon the personal
fancy OF the manufactures, but at the
present time the length approximately
is 1000 feet of celluloid ribbon Ia
inches wide. on this strip of film are
reproduced the figures and scenes
which go To make up the photo play.
These photographs are exactly one
inch wide and three fourths of an inch
nigh, leaving margin on each side of
the photograph of three-sixteenths OF
an inch. In this margin are punched
at regular intervals the sprocket holes
devised by Mr.. Edison and which III
the pms on the sprocket wheel of the
register. This hole-punching device
commands royalty to the inventor of
half cent foot which is said to bring
Mr.. Edison a weekly income of about
$1,000. BY the introduction of these
wealth-producing sprocket holes each
successive picture projected on the
screen causes the stationery objects
to remain In the same place they
occupied in the preceding picture. AS
rule the pictures are projected at the
rate of sixteen each second. From this
IL will be seen that 900 feet of film
viii require about twenty minutes In
exhibition.
continuous film of exactly the
same width as the film used for ex-
hibition Is used in. the taking OF the
photographs and the pictures are re-
produced in lengths of about 200 feet.
The work of developing Is not ma
terial'y different from the process used
In ordinary Photographic work. with
the exception that centrifugal drying
drums are used and the tanks ale spe-
cially constructed TO accommodate-the
length OF the film. After the work of
developing has been completed the ne
gative is run through a projecting ex
hibition canvas for inspection before
the positive Is made. II will be nm
derstood that I'm the negative the lights
and shadows of the completed photo
graph are reversed.
When the negative is approved by
the manufactures the positives are
made by unwinding the negative rapid
~ before a powerful electric light. and
the positive i'm turn is printed on a
black film, which is unwound at the
same rate of speed. The number of
positives made during this process de-
Ponds entirely upon the demand on
the> manufacturer. One or hundreds
may be made while the revolving pro-
cess is the order of the hour They
may be made In varying lengths and
parts may be cut to suit the fancy of
the critics. Then the titles and ex-
planatory notes are placed I'm their
proper positions and the films are
packed I'm tin boxes and made ready for
shipment To the exchanges for dis |
tribution to the exhibitors throughout
the country In the case OF pictures |
A.. Ia.