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ines IN ancient Syracuse were conSu ..h
"The Rosary" an entire irish NnAee' ~
dwellings. churches, public and business LIE.
ings of early nineteenth century TYPE NJ ~.
and for almost every play speciai Uu.'S -. "a
a-o..nd n soroa instances these have COST az
much as $4,000 or more. ana were uS'u
one or two hundred feet OF MIN. a.
The scenes of photoplay are not taAen ~
seouance but according to convenience
Az the studios from one to ten or even niteen.
comnanies may be making scenes for diner.n'
subjects all at one time, according 70 sAe - ~
stage and the size Of settings In use. Al 1no
largest producing plant in the world, twenty 70
twentyfour companies Of players are conseAn'V
at work. $1,000
The raw Aim Is made in strips four hundred
feet In length, wound on spools. Aiter Deins %
posed they are sent to laboratories, Wnere tnes
are developed
ING machine and an unexposed positive MIN III
placed next to It but on the opposite side nom
an electric lamp This machine operates auto
mat,cally and prints" the positive from the
negative at the rate Of several thousand rect Per
hour ,.,.-
A motion picture studio Is veritable curiosity
shop In the wardrobe are to be found COSTUMES
OF all ages and sizes, representing 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 $4,000 weekly where twenty
or more companies are busy, the amounts vary
Inc according to number Of producing companies,
.he class ~ professionals employed and quality
~ subjects made. In addition to this great ex-
nenditure totaling more than quarter OF oil.
lon dollars a wear for all companies in the United
states must be added cost of film, studio equip
mont 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 non
share of production costs for motion pictures Oh
the world or GO per cent.
The industry of the United States Is centerec
at Los Angeles Producers have found there are
moro sunshiny picture-making days In this VI
cinity than in any other part OF the world ana
furthermore. any kind OF scenery can De rouns
within radius of fifty miles OF this southern Cai
ifornia city Mountains, sea, desert uopicai ane
frigid zones, metropolitan, village or country
scenes are to be had by short automoohe rae
In addition to the pictures made at studios
there are hundreds Of camera men employed o.
working Independently travelling IN al parts
the world securing travelogues or scenic pictures
ana tonicaI scenes of incidents that are used 7
mako nm what are termed "Weeklies. IL Is es
,,mated that there are more than one hunore'
now with the various armies OF the nauons
war in Europe and scarcely week passes ina
some travelling film makers do not market pic
lures deuicting life and conditions In some n
mote part OF the globe.
The principal educators of today have come
realize the Importance OF the motion picture 10
use in schools and colleges, and the time Is NO
far distant when a projecting machine VIII oe a
important part OF the equipment OF our schools
the universities and many schools OF the large
cities now having adopted this means OF teael
. ing
Motion pictures. fifteen years ago novelty
ten years ago feature added to vaudeville pr
grams and termed "chasersr by the theater nal
ayers because they constituted the last numos
Of the entertainment, usually causing people
leave now serve as amusement to the creates
number Of people They have replaced and n
better subjects now command as high admissic
prices as comedy, drama and musical shows,
the speaking stage In q majority of the best the
ters Of the large cities. and by their univers
popularity have become known as the Americs
amusement