Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23

ingS In ancient syracuse Weio So"S
"Tbe Rosary an entire Irish village, WIN
dwellings churches public and business punia'
ings of early nineteenth century type were oune,
and for almost every play special puiiaihse ae
erected In some instances these have Cost as
much as $4,000 or more, ana were useo ' "
one or two hundred feet OF MIN. .
The scenes of a photoplay are not taken IN
sequence, but according to convenience
At the studios from one to ten, or even niteen,
companies may be making scenes Tor dinereht h
subjects all at one time, according TO size OIL the
stage and the size of settings In use. AT 'ne
largest producing plant in the world. twenty 10
twentyfour companies OF players are cons'aneS
at work
The raw film is made in strips four hundred
feet in length. wound on spools. After being e1-
posed they sent to laboratories where tney
are developed.
The negative film is next threaded into print
ing machine and unexposed positive him Is
placed next to 1t but on the opposite side from
an electric lamp. This machine operates auto
maticaly and prints the positive from the
ne gatve at the rate of several thousand feet per
-Four
A motion picture studio is veritable curiosity
shop. In the wardrobe are to be found costumes
of all ages and sizes. representing a great IN
vestment.
The property" contains almost any
thing that can be thought Of
The pay rolls of the manufacturing companies
range from s, 900 to $4,000 weekly where twenty
or more companies busy the amounts vary
ing according to number of producing companies
the class OF professionals employed and quanty
OF subjects made. In addition to this great ex
penditure totaling more than a quarter of bill
lion dollar year for all companies In the United
States must be added cost Of flm. 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 picturemaking 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 and
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 "Weekes." 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 conditions in some re-
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 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 to
leave now serve amusement to the greatest
number Of people, They have replaced and the
better subjects command high admission
prices comedy. drama and musical shows of
the speaking stage in a majority of the best thea
tiers OF the large Cities and by their universal
popularity have become known as the American
amusement