Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-13

x or-acuse were constructed; Tor
THE Rosary" an entire lrisn Viilaee' w.
dwellings, churches, public ana business n.. ou
ings 6f early nineteenth century type weie o"-.
and for almost every play speciai ouliu'nss -
erected In some instances these have cost ~
much as $4,000 or more ana wefe use" '
one or two hundred feet OF him. o.
The scenes Of a photoplay are not taAen III
sequence but according to convenience.
At the studios from one to ten or even niteen.
companies may be making scenes ior dinerou'
subjects all at one time. according to size OF INC
stage and the size of settings in use. Al inc
largest producing plant in the world twenty ~
twenty-four companies Of players are Constantly
at work.
The raw film is made in strips four nundreo
feet in length, wound on spools. After Deine oH
posed they are sent to laboratories. where tney
are developed.
The negative Aim is next threaded into q print
ing machine and an unexposed positive MIN ID
placed next to II but on the opposite sioe ITO"
an electric lamp This machie operates aut"
maticaly and prints" the positive from tne
negative at the rate of several thousand feet per
hour.
A motion picture studio is a veritable curiosity
sbop. In the wardrobe are to be found costumes
of all ages and sizes. representing a great IN
vestment.
The property" room contains almost any
thing that can be thought of.
range from 81 900 to $4,000 weekly where twenty
or more companies are busy the amounts vary
ing according to number Of producing companies
the class of professionals employed and quaiiJ
of subjects made In addition to this great ex'
penditure totaling more than quarter OF Dill
lion dollars year for all companies In the Unteo
States, must be added cost Of film. studio equip
ment and a hundred and one little items OF ex-
pense that come up in the making OF every PIC
ture This vast amount constitutes the lions
share of production costs for motion pictures OF
the world or 65 per cent
The industry of the United States is centered
at Los Angeles. Producers have found there are
more sunshiny picturemakng days In this VI
cinity than in any other part of the world. and.
furthermore any kind Of scenery can be found
within radius of fifty miles Of this southern Cal
ifornia city. Mountains, sea, desert, tropical ana
frigid zones. metropolitan, village or country
scenes are to be had by a short automobile ride
In addition to the pictures made at studios
there are hundreds of camera men employed or
working independently travelling in all parts OF
the world securing travelogues or scenic pictures
and topical scenes of incidents that are used to
make up what are termed "Weeklies." 1t Is es-
timated that there are more than one hundred
now with the various armies OF the nations at
war in Europe and scarcely week passes that
some travelling film makers do not market pic
lures depicting life and condluons IN some TO
mote part Of the globe
The principal educators Of today have come to
realize the importance Of the motion picture for
use in schools and colleges, and the time Is not
far distant when a projecting machine will be an
important part of the equipment OF our schools
the universities and many schools of the larger
cities now having adopted this means Of teach
ing
Motion pictures fifteen years ago a novelty
ten years ago a feature added to vaudeville pro
grams and termed "chasers by the theater man
ayers because they constituted the last number
of the entertainment, usually causing people t.
leave now serve as amusement to the greatest
number Of people They have replaced. and the
better subjects now command as high admission
prices as comedy, drama and musical shows o.
the speaking stage in a majority of the best thea
terx of the large cities, and by their universa
popularity have become known as the American
amusement