Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-07-23

ings in ancient Syracuse were CONSTRUCTOR !Ul
THE Rosary an entire irish VlAase' WIN
dwellings, churches, pubic ana business III III
ings of early nineteenth century type were pun',
and for almost every play special buildings are
erected In some instances these have COST as
much as $4,000 more. and were used Only IL
one or two hundred feet of film.
The scenes of photoplay are not TAKEN II
sequence, but according to convenience
At the studios from one to ten or even nIteen
companies may be making scenes for different
subjects all at time, according to size OF Tue
stage and the size of settings In use Al Inc
largest producing plant in the werld twenty 70
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 eE
posed they are sent to laboratories, where they
are developed.
The negative film is next threaded into print
ing machine and an unexposed positive him IS
pIu4ced next to it but the opposite side from
an electric lamp. This machine operates auto
matically and prints" the positive from the
negative at the rate of several thousand feet per
hour
A 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" 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
ing according to number OF producing companies
the class of professionals employed and quality
of subjects made In addition to this great ez'
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 hundred and one little items OF eI
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 makfng days in this n
cinity than In any other part of the world and
furthermore, any kind of scenery be founQ
within radius of fifty miles OF this southern car
ifornia city Mountains, sea. desert tropical ano
frigid zones, metropolitan. village counfr!
scenes are to be had by short automobile ride
In addition to the pictures made at studios
there are hundreds Of camera men employed 0.
working independently travelling IN al parts Oh
the world securing travelogues or scenic pictures
and topical scenes of incidents that are used 70
make up what are termed sWeeklies. 1t Is es
timated that there are more than one hundred
now with the various armies Of the nations a.
war in Europe and scarcely week passes tna
some travelling film makers do not market PIC
lures depicting life and conditions IN some 10
mote part of the globe.
The principal educators Of today have come 10
realize the importance Of the motion picture fol
use in schools and colleges and the time Is no'
far distant when projecting machine viii be az
important part Of the equipment Of our schools
the universities and many schools Of the large
cities now having adopted this means Of teaeG
ing
Motion pictures fifteen years ago noFeiN
ten years ago a feature added to vaudeville pro
grams and termed -chaserB7 by the theater man
ayers because they constituted the last numoel
of the entertainment, usually causing people 70
leave now serve as amusement to the creates
number of people. They have replaced and ths
better subjects now command as high admission
prices comedy, drama and musical shows q
the speaking stage in majority Of the best tnes,
tiers of the large cities, and by their universe
popularity have become known as the American
amusement