The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-22

jnps In ancient Syracuse were constructeo' w
The Rosary" an entire irish viilase' win
dwellings churches. public and business puru'
ings of early nineteenth century type were puA',
and for almost every play special puiio'hss !"
erected In some Instances these have cost as
much as 81, 900 or more. and were useo oii' IA
one or two hundred feet OF hlm
The scenes OF photoplay are not taken IN
sequence, but according to convenience
At the studios from one to ten, or even nfteen'
companies may be making scenes for dinerent
subjects all at one time, according to size OF the
stage aud the size of settings In use AT the
largest producing plant in the world, twenty 10
twenty-four companies Of players are constantly
at work.
The raw film Is made In strips four hundred
feet in length, wound on spools. After being ex'
posed they are sent to laboratories where they
are developed
The negative film Is next threaded into print
ing machine and an unexposed positive MIN Is
placed next to II but on the opposite side from
an electric lamp. This machine operates auto
matcally and prints" the positive from the
negative at the rate OF several thousand feet per
hour
motion picture studio is a veritable curiosity
shop In the wardrobe are to be found costumes
of all ages and sizes representing great In.
vestment
The property" rooE contains almost any
thing that can be thought Of
The pay rolls OF the manufacturing companies
range from $1,000 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 quality
of subjects made. In addition to this great ex
penditure totaling more than quarter OF bill
lion dollars year for all companies in the United
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 picture making days In this VI
cnty 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 and
frigid zones. metropolitan. village or country
scenes are to be had by short automobile ride
In addition to the pictures made at studios
there are hundreds of camera men employed OF
working Independently travelling In all parts ol
the world securing travelogues or scenic pictures
and topical scenes of incidents that are used to
make up what are termed "Weeklies." II 10 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 conditions In some re
mote part Of the globe.
The principal educators OF today have come tc
realize the importance Of the motion picture FOL
use in schools and colleges, and the time 10 no,
far distant when 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 novelty
ten years ago 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 Il
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 q majority Of the best thea
ters Of the large cities, and by their universal
popularity have become known as the American
amusement