The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

fngs in ancient Syracuse were constructed toI
The Rosary an entire Irish village Win
dwellings churches public and business build
ings of early nineteenth century type were Dult'
and for almost every play special DulIulnss are
erected. In some instances these nave cost as
much $4,000 more, and were useo Only III
or two hundred feet of film
The scenes of a photoplay are not taken IN
sequence but according to convenience
At the studios from one to ten, or even hfteen'
companies may be making scenes for d1Herent
subjects all at time, according to size OF the
stage and the size of settings in use AT the
largest producing plant in the world, twenty TO
twenty-four companies Of players are constantly
at work.
The raw film is made in strips four hundred
feet in length, wound 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 ,Unexposed positive film Is
placed next to it but the opposite side from
an electric lamp. This machine operates auto
maticalIy and prints" the positive from the
negative at the rate Of several thousand feet per
hour.
A motion picture studio is a veritabIe curiosity
shop 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
The pay rolls of the manufacturing companies
range from 81 900 to $25 900 weekly where twenty
or more companies are busy the amounts vary
ing according to number of producing companies,
the class of professionals employed ana quaHIy
of subjects made. In addition to this great eX-
penditure totaIing more than a 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 IS per cent
The industry of the United States is centered
at Los Angeles. Producers have found there
more sunshfny picture-naking 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 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 or
working independently travelling in all parts of
the world securing trayeIogues or scenic pictures,
and topical scenes of incidents that are used to
make up what termed -'Weeklies 1t is es-
timated that there are more than one hundred
with the various armies Of the nations at
war in Europe and scarcely a week passes that
some travelling film makers do not market pic
lures depicting life and conditions in
mote part of the globe.
The principal educators of today have come to
realize the importance of the motion picture for
in schools and colleges. and the time is not
far distant when projecting machine Will be
important part of the equipment of our schools.
the universities and many schools of the larger
cities 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 to
leave amusement to the greatest
number of people. They have replaced. and the
better subjects command as high admission
prices a comedy, drama and musical shows of
the speaking stage in majority Of the best thea,
tiers of the large cities, and by their universal
popularity have become known as the American
amusement