The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-24

jnRs in ancient Syracuse were constructed iol
THE Rosary an entire irish village WIZ, WY.
dwellings churches, public and business puaa
inps Of early nineteenth century type were built;
and for almost every play special ouiioihss a1o
erected. In some instances these nave Cost a'
much $4,000 more, and were useo on'S "
two hundred feet OF him.
The Of photoplay are not TAKEN IL
sequence but according to convenience
At the studios from one to ten, or even n1teeh'
companies may be making scenes TOT olnereh.
subjects all one time. according to size OF the
stage and the size OF settings in use AT the
largest producing plant in the world, twenty to
twentyfour companies of players are constantly
at work
The raw hlm is made in strips four hundred
feet in length. wound on spools. After being e1-
posed they are sent to laboratories, where they
are developed.
The negative Aim is next threaded into print
ing machine and unexposed positive hlm is
placed next to II 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.
motion picture studio is veritable curiosity
shop. In the wardrobe 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
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
mept 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
1pital Ctotoc Ia pfQrod
at Los Angeles. Producers have found there are
more sunshiny picture making days In this VI
cinity than in any other part of the world, and
furthermore. any kind Of scenery can be found
within a 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 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'a are termed "Weeklies" 1t Is es-
tmated that there are more than one hundred
now with the various armies OF the nations at
in Europe and scarcely week passes that
some travelling Aim 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
1ar distant "nen projecting Hachihe VIII pe al
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 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
hoft auhiQrtq nnw droia Inn
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 the American
amusement