The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-06
ms ANGELES IS
MOVIES CENTER
Scenes for Many Pictures Are
Laid in the Southwest

T,yo Years ago saw the advent OF
,, moving picture enterprise in Los
,rc,l,.. cal Now it is a common
sirht I'm the southern eity to see a
GARTH, Arabian leading an elephant
,broucl % residential street. on watt II
I'm. crowd who follows two comedians
IN Wch.r ana Field guiSc, or escape a
h,rl oft fast-riding Indians on the
.n,.,rbau plains. Hundreds of other
mocr SIGHTS take place daily in the
Efforts of rival Tim. producers in ana
about Los ANGELES
rach company has studio which
in some cases is "A large building Gov
cred entirely 10y squares of glass. the
LITTER Ia admit all the light and sun
shine possible Inside there are two
mp more STAGES where different sets
If rgeucr, can bc'adjusted TO suit tho
scene. some Of the companies do not
have much prctentiOus studios, but
depcnd merely on good weather for
iha use If an cut door platform for a
stag, and take as many scenes as
possible in the open country other
COMPANIES have erected three sidcd
lcln-tos Tor interior scenes, ana the
fourth side admits Ill the light ncccs-
sarr and Affords place for camera
man and director to do their part la
proIucMg the picture. The typical
,am Of company consists of Il
small uf.c, building, IA studio with
two or more stages, warehouse AMI
scenery ruom dark rooms and "a los
ba, kground Of three sides for use in
frontier and western pictures. Auoth-
ar small building is usually erected
for the dressing rooms. The actors
live at nearby hotels ~ carry "A camp
cook anu outfit when they go on trips
far from tho source of supplies.
Th,rc are a good many reasons why
the camera men have invaded Los
Angeles IN such numbers. In the first
place there ia no city i'm the country
which has such variety OF different
scenic possibilities The rolling, hiliy
country quite bare of trees and fol-
age characteristics of the suburbs
Of Los Angeles. is perfectly adapted
for the ordinary western picture sto-
w Nauy companies arc grouped near
one another at Edcndalc. Large ranch
es with many Cow ponies" are with
IN near proNimity To the city. The
famous "lol Ranch" has been COM
p'e,Cly taken over for the use of one
company When tall pines and
background at mountain peaks is
desired tho companies take the short
Trip 10 Nj Lowe. The lofty forests
ol the san BcrnardinUs have their
sfdrc of use. and going up into the
mountains one linds snow and the
possibilities of stories of northern
lite \ short time past before the
advantages of Los Angeles in the
moylne picture line were well known.
certain New York company sent its
director and actors up to the Adirun-
Jacks IN mldWiutor for the produce
ton of a, number of Alaskan and Rus
sian STORE. needing snow ana ice
as setting, Days of valuable time
we're wasted because OF lack of sun,
yellow sky or extremely cold wcI
ihcr which caused static" in the
MIN, and the company returned 10
the city short some $4,000 for the
Venture This experience has enhanc-
cd the Value of the eternal sunshine
ri Los Angeles, for often companies
can work ont of doors every day for
I'VE Of SIS months withut intcrrup.
ton
picturesque Catalina island is often
used Tor scenes and the Curving line
~ beach at Santa barbara is most
elective. ocean and rivers are near at
@nd and ostrich farms. orange
slo'cs and Tie missions of Santa Ear.
oala ana Santa Monica have fine pos
9loi'ucs Tor stories of old spanish
Jays Griffith park, lOOo-acre
mountainous tract near the city. is
much uFcd. arizona has been mvad.
VI ana the Yuma Indians coaXed to
pose Tor the camera. The Lake Ia
nee country has formed the back
s'ouho Tor some beautiful scenes.
''o moving picture actor-folk are
''ler of financially than those in the
'Su'lna'o for IT is easier to save
"n'" Twins in one liked place than
"n'h submitted to the sliding scale
''e'H of numerous hotels and rail-
''aos' They Rave another advantage
'.'' 'hr'r stage brother for they can
''' ahd 'ritieisc their own work Each
wee, the company director, gathers
W. PeopI" together aud runs oil the
,''' %. the preceding weeks work
ne artors can then see their own
'S ANA profit by past mistakes.
'Uc lie is most healthful. for they
nv continually called upon to ride.
'"' '"ddl" or do out door feats.
'"' oi these. II is true, have their
,'V''i'ht Of danger, for falling horses
d" too frequent and cases of
----Ig aud the exploding of guns