Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-30
MODERN MOVIE
SHOPS BEAT KRISS
KRINCLE At HIS
OWN GAME

MAKING moving pictures in these
1Vldays seems more Of q fascinating
diversion than a serious billion dollar
industry. The studios Of today are reg
ular Kriss ri ingle workshops, with hun =
treds Of merry fellows at work on their
fairy like productions, whether it be the
! Rlm story itself, the miniature repre-
scntation Of vast cunning factory on
Che columbia or Il mere clay model Of
an incense burner. All departments are
fascinating. interesting to the utmost.
Take. for instance. the plaster shop
and rs branches. Here are made all
manner of things from toy elephants to
miniature ships. The mon who work
here enjoy their labor, for it is inter
esting.
Everything under the sun is made in
this shop. lIcic one man is engaged in
! producing dozen little Oriental in
cense burners 4 dark woman knecIs
and holds a pan. in which there Is a
hole for the stick of perfumcd sawdust
TO be placed in.
Another chap is busily engaged in
making snail sailing vessel OF oldcn.
time design. Another is applying his
craft to the embcllishmcnt of sor-
geous flower box with carved brackets
and trimmings.
THE art department and its branches
especially are open to the artist.
Here are created everything beautiful
and novel. Experts from all over the
world are to be found modelling in clay,
carving tiny wood nrt pieces. painting
pictures. molding in plaster and apply
ing their knowledge in all manner Of
ways
Everything for the finished set must
be supplied either by manufacture. pur-
chase or rcntal-and mostly it has TO
be made.
4 restaurant scene needed a lot of
CnudlcSticks of n certain design. and the
art purchaser, being able to find but
one of the required style. the plaster
shop set about making them-100. And
IN n day they we're ready for the set and
lot of money WAS saved.
Every day such things are needed and
all the art director has to do is press a
button and 10. the Kriss Kringle men
get busy in the art shop and his wishes
are carried out to the last and most
minute detail.
And they say the film industry with
its SAG. 900 100000 of film is just in
it's infancy.
\ motion picture studio today is a
vast factory compared with what it was
few years ago. when all the work
that was done was mere shooting of
| pictures. This is not in the sense of
| picture making itself, but in the prep
| araton.
Tn THE old days. all furniture and
l. props were rented. Today most Of
this is made right ION the lot
There is milling plant which runs
night and day. There is a plaster shop
where men make all sorts of brio IL =
brac. both night and day. There are
artifcers OF all kinds and painters
wood carvcrs. furniture makers. artists
OF all sorts.
Formerly furniture was rented. Now
it is made.
Experienced wood Carvers make beau .
tiful pieces of antique" and modern
furniture Prices for this line of goods
would be very high If the goods wcv,
marketed Old furniture is remodclcG
and renovated. Eycrvthing is workcG
over and over again. Expert uphol
stcr'rs are dnily making old pieces into
cw: repairing and recoloriug so the
photography will not reveal the truth.
Massive tables ard heavy pieces o'
oakwarc gro made every week. Expert
painters finish the work in well -lightec
shors and thc best Of everything gUc,
to the stage for the director to use II
tho pictures
Furniture worth hundreds of dollar,
is made each month. In the old day,
this was all rented from dealers.
The latest ideas a." incorporated il
building some Of the fittings for luxur-
Uus drawing rooms. The art depart
mont gives tho painter the idea and hi,
expert workers finish the product.
Tn" studio ART shop turns out repro
due 'uns OF period aud modern furni'
turC and woodwork that are hard tC
distinguish from the originals.