The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-09
WORK OF GROWN FOLKS.
Moving Picture Making Often Re-
uuireS Nerve and Courage.

One outcome of the modern de-
mand for realism in cinema pictures
is the advent of the heroic camera
mana type of man who takes enor-
nous risks in order to obtain un-
usual films for his employer. Only
at the end of January a Mr.. Fritz
SCHNEIDER, a member of Mr.. Paul
Rainey's cinematograph expedition,
was mauled by lion he was trying
to photograph. He died from his
injuries, but luckily such accidents
are rare.
Many people have heard of the
daring of Mr.. Frederick Birmingham,
who made a hazardous descent into
the belching depths of Fesuvius in
order to obtain film. pictures for.
well-known London company. He
penetrated into the crater's 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 below, which crack
led and seethed with the clamor of
a dozen blast furnaces.
Another daring camera man, whose
feats are worthy of being classed
with those of Mr.. Birmingham, is an
Enslishman, with the very un-Eng-
lish name of Sintzenish. In pursuit
of startling film pictures, he has had
as many adventures as Don Quixote
himself.
In order to supply unique scenic
pictures among the Canadian Rock
les, he obtained permission to strap
himself to the cowcatcher of an ex-
press, and while travelling at some
60 miles an hour he industrlously
filmed the passing panorama. AS
the temperature was some degrees
below zero. the unfortunate camera
man was almost frozen stiff as a
board during his journey, and it was
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 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 toweI.
AS a. result his whole system be-
came affected, and his mouth and
tongue swelled to SO large size that
he was literally dumb for several
days. But Mr.. Sintzenish's suffer-
ings were not in vain, and he sue
ceeded in obtaining some extraor-
dinary film pictures, which will un-
doubhtedly cause sensation when
they are screened.
For the purpose of obtaining pic
lures of inaccessible parts of Snow
den, under the cloak of winter, a
camera man, in company with A. w.
Cherry, the well-known mountain
eer, and a lady climber, are to spend
several days and nights climbing
round this picturesque peak.
The arrangements include the
swinging of the camera operator over
the Devils Kitchen" fearful
cavity that lies between yawnlng
precipices. The general route up the
mountain will be avoided, and as far
as possible a perpendicular ascent
will be made, in order that the out
of-way views may be obtained.
But heroism does not always re-
suit in money-making films.
Another camera man, not long
back, visited Columbia for the pur-
pose of filming forest fire, but after
waiting some weeks for such an
event he determined 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 provide the necessary
realism. But at the last moment a
snowstorm of unusual severity
swept the scene of operation and
ruined the whole plan.-Outing.