Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-27
WORK OF GROWN FOLKS
Moving Picture Making Often Requires
Nerve and Courage.


One outcome Of The modern demand
for realism in cinema pictures is the
advent Of the heroic camera mana
type of man who takes enormous risks
in order to obtain unusual films for his
employer Only at the end Of January
Mr.. Fritz SCHNEIDER, member Of Mr..
Paul Rainey's cinematograph expedi-
tion, was mauled by lion he was try
ing to photograph. He died from his
injuries, but luckily such accidents are
rare.
Many people have heard Of the dar-
ing Of Mr. Frederick Birmingham, who
made a hazardous descent into the
belching depths of Vesuvius in order
to obtain film pictures for a we'll
known London company. He penetrat-
ed into the craters mouth to a depth
Of over 1000 feet, where his position
was most perilous, for any moment the
lava floor might have caved in and
thrown him into the boiling lava be-
low which crackled and seethed with
the clamor Of dozen blast furnaces.
Another daring camera man whose
feats are worthy Of being classed with
those Of Mr. Birmingham, Is an English
man, with the very English name
Of Sintzenish. In pursuit of startling
film pictures, he has had as many ad-
ventures as Don Quixote himself.
In order to supply unique scenic pic
lures among the Canadian Rockies,
he obtained permission to strap him.
self to the cowcatcher Of an express,
and while travelling at some 60 miles
an hour he industriously filmed the
passing panaroma- AS the tempera-
ture was some degrees below zero, the
unfortunate camera man was almost
frozen stiff as board during his jour-
neys, and it was on no rare occurrence
for icicles to gather quickly on his
camera and clothes.
On another occasion Sintzenish
while endeavoring to obtain wild game
pictures, became lost in the forest and
fell a victim TO malaria.
While convalescent he endeavored to
develop some films in an out-of-the-
way shed; he was stung by six-inch
scorpion, which had curled up in his
towel.
AS a result his whole system became
affected, and his mouth and tongue
swelled to so large size that he was
literally dumb for several days. But
Mr. Sintzenish's sufferings were not in
vain, and he succeeded in obtaining
some extraordinary film pictures,
which will undoubtedly cause sensa-
ton when they are screened.
For the purpose Of obtaining pictures
of inaccessible parts Of Snowden, un-
der the cloak of winter, a camera man,
in company with A. w. Cherry, the
well-known mountaineer, and a lady
climber, are to spend several days and
nights climbing round this picturesque
peak.
The arrangements include the swing
ing Of the camera operator over the
Devils Kitchen" fearful cavity that
lies between yawning precipices. The
general route up the mountain Will be
avoided, and as far as possible per-
pendicular ascent will be made, in or
der that the out -of-way views may be
obtained.
But heroism does not always result
in money-making films.
Another camera man, not long back,
visited Colombia for the purpose Of
filming a forest fire, but after waiting
some weeks for such an event he de-
termined to produce one himself.
Negotiations being finished, the
plans were arranged for the fire to take
place, and Some hundred men and pack
horses were pressed into service to pro-
vide the necessary realism. But at the
last moment a snowstorm Of unusual
severity swept the scene of operation
and ruined the whole plan-Outing.