The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
Nv CHARLES VI. sEAY.

TIME motion picture, or the visual
led story as we see it to-day. is
scarcely five years old and nat
ura,y, from all points Of view, 1t
is young in many ways. The technique
is hardly developed. That being So it is
to be expected that the attention to de-
tail is not what It should be, not from
Indifference but rather from lack of ex-
per.euce. Nevertheless great care Is
exercised by the conscientious director
to get his production as nearly correct
as he knows how.
When one stops to think, motion
picture director or producer ought to
be a walking encyclopedia. The nearer
the pictures come to having the real at
mosph,re Of the story the more success
~. they are apt to be. The any old
thing will do" sort Of attitude on the
part of the producer will show in his
work.
A hard working director will spend
lot u time looking for the right place
Tor his scenes. Time means money.
l,so automobile hire, or If the company
owns i, its running expenses. Buildings
Z peculiar types or those that are diff
fcul, TO find for scenic purposes are
generally built in the studio, and it Is
hard % get away from the evident arti-
fcalty. \ good illustration i the imi-
tat.0n stone walls in "Cabiria." The real
buildings are much preferred, and the
reason is obvious.
New York city and its environs supply
the best field in the Western World FOL
The motion picture maker, Here
greater variety of scenery Is at hand
than is found in any other American
city Pretty nearly any kind of atmos'
pher- that Is desired in the making OF
motion pictures can be got here. Tropi
cal scenes, taken within New York clty''
limit, have been so we'll faxed that they
wer- gery deceiving. The atmosphere
Of any section Of the United States or o.
any Of it's cities can be duplicated
around New York well enough to ZOO
The generally wary.
In some Of the new sections Of Brook
Ign YOU can find spots that are eXac
counterparts of cities like Denver, On.
cago, spokane or any of the new Amer
lean towns. Some of the bungalow col
Onies Of Long Island duplicate southerl
California. The big estates arouh
shutdown are used for Southern nome
or English manors. The Barlow man
son on the Pell estate now roman
BAY Park, has been the scene OF man
stirring dramatic moments in the siIeh
drama. II has been a southern plahta
ton home, Washingtons headquarters
The home of Col Stafford in Thoha
Nelson Pages delightful Capture
San Claus" the palace of some grea
lord &C., and each part 1t has playe
We
Tie places used for moving p'ctur
sccurs are called "locations.' The bel
ter .ar knowledge Of these location
the director has the better he can q
h.- work II YOU were asked by on
OF these gentlemen suddenly, "Whei
car / get rail fence in twenty mir
u'es?" could you tell him? Yet such
thing Is to be had near New for
th..h rail fences are scarce article
10 his section. There are couple
i.n between Scarsdale and Ardsley'
Also | want an old fashioned wat'
wl.r, mill" he might add, Could yc
d.r,.' him to Arcola, y. j.? For the
Is ONE IN that pretty village
~ .W about a waterfall in the city
Nm York? You can find waterfalls
EIuwald. Wakefield and the BroI
Parkway in Scarsdale. The Shlnneco'
y On Long Island make good Sou
A'.ran veldt or fair sample OF [
3. ,inS Of Palestine. The sand dun
g. he eastern end Of Long Island
ID prepared palms Of the table dho
tnIcty help to make an Imitation
tropics.
over N Jersey, where they raise t