New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

Let us stOr 70 consider inc "'t>
&. of the still" photographer Let Us
mediate upon his trials and tribu.a-
F.. tions. Let US sympathize with him.
He needs IT,
Around nearly every business oihce
or other concern there is an Official
goat upon whom all slip-ups. faux
ms and "beefs" are fastened. some
times jimmy. the Office boy. IS made
the object o. this sort Of misplaced
affection; sometimes the janitor IS
obliged 70 take the burden on bis
shoulders; on occasion the office cat
"a kicked around the place just 70 re-
iieve the general tension.
With the film companies the Stih
nbotorrspher Just naturally steps ~ %
tkc breach. Contrasted with the lol
az the pampered motion picture ope,
atot his life is not a happy one. ~
an exterior or street scene rs 10 o.
taken where the exposure OF 4 moNV-,
nirtare machine would attract crowd
lowered wagon is provided WIN
osep-hole for the lens. The wagon
With the camera inside can draw up
1s the curb and the operator WORK al
his ease without fear Of discovery,
Not so with the still man. re
with mis- cumbersome peep box, mls
dodge into a doorway hall DlocN
swsx and edge mis- way cautiously 'nto
rsngc when the director is not zoos
in~ And the director usually rs an
ogre when il comes 10 still photog
rsphers. More spoiled pictures Of
sfreet scenes are blamed on the s'ii
pnotographer than on sll other cause
combined. The sign OF large sth
camera instantly attracts public az
,sntion.
Rubbernecks with noying better &c
10 instantly stop and commence "a
rsnauvre about in front OF the ions
snce they scent the possibility Of gel
H. into = picture. The average est.
4 - II ne IS within ten feet OF either
4 < gtill or motion picture camera be-
comes a most insne creature. He as
j sames a smirk fixes his necktic, ale
Il jus.s his hat and puts on his prett'-
~ smile Asked 20 move out OF
rsnye OF the cameras lens he immc-
ely shows that he is grossly lr-
q ed. exhibits pugnscious tenden-
e., and mutters dark things under
&s breath n crossed st this pom.
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#cf man. like the red rag 20 the Chi
hGShua bull. becomes the object o;
4 bis ingrowing rage
The still photographer, taking his
iife and camera in his hands. dodge,
the irate citizen. however and
Is his way down front toward the
action Sheltered IN his covered
. wagon, the motion picture photographer
little cares what happens 20 his team
mate. Il matters not % him whether
the still man gets good snapshots OF
the scene ne is motographing. Il mat
ters not whether the disgruntled av'
erage citizen attempts violence upon
She still man.
In fact. he would continue 20 turn his
crank even II the director attempted Al
assault upon the Door misguided wretch
who, working under said directors or
ders, is expected 10 get snappy still pie.
lures ~ the same time that he must
Keen 3 block away from the scene TO-
fear Of attracting public attention sno
stopping the crowd something which
every director knows, OF course. is "a
tai 20 z good street scene picture
Then again, though the still pho.
toxraDher may not have 10 worry about
the buckhng Of his film or safeguard
against static" he is expected 70 get
the cruX Of the action. which Is m
cinoed as matter Of course on the mo-
fion photographers film. For instance,
II pistol is % be fred. he must catch
the action IS the smoke still IS curling
az from the revolver muzzle. The mo-
ton operator. or the other hand, lei
surely turns his crank before. during
and after the discharge Of The pistol,
feeling reasonably certain that unless
- sffff has tho can over his lens ne will
have the climax somewhere on hes strip
81 film
Moreover, the still photographer mas
te wogk against the motion picture
csmers in yet another way. Recently
&C o. the species was comm ssi0ned
get the picture Of q "burglsr' smash
" the window OF Broadway store
front 20 get 3 thrilling scene Tor "Our
Ritual Girl Some distance down the
Irb the motion picture camera, con
fsled In z covered wagon, filmed the
burglar" throwing the stone while
Norma Phillips. "Our Mutual Girl"
ziking by, witnessed the desperate
Heed.
Now. All would have gone well with the
sfil photographer II Miss Phillips. by
riost unfortunate scceleratiOn Of nei
fscc, had not stepped directly between
1be burglar" ard the still photoPra-
nners lens 81 the precise moment the
stone was crashing through the VIM
dow. The motion picture oper~ or
down the curb got a splendid picture;
fhe still photographer got bawled out
Some one makes the query: Why 4
no pat the still photographer IN me
saigon with the motion Photographer!