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BRITISH KINEMATOGRAPHY
Vol. 18, No. 3
empty warehouse was rented at Bermondsey and converted into location headquarters with canteen, dressing rooms, projection theatre, offices and a small portion as d studio.3 As Art Director on these three productions, I should like to commenl on some of the problems that affected the sets. In the first place the premises had to be surveyed, then consideration given to the sound-proofing, ventilation, fire precautions and fitting up of temporary quarters for the various departments. Sets had to be designed to profit best from the limited
manager, were of great use. The " Pool of London " temporary studio wras confined to small sets of offices and crew's quarters, the cameraman having the worst problems owing to the low ceiling, but even so the sets proved very useful as bad weather alternatives.
Models and Glass Shots
Foreground miniature,1 models and gl; shots5 play an important part in film pn duction. One of their objects is to save building large sets, for which reason they
Fig. 3, Plan of Mobile Studio used for " Pool of London."
(Courtesy of Ealing Studios, Ltd.)
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studio space, taking into account the overall size of the premises, the height of roofs or beams, and the problem in two instances of avoiding stanchions ; also prefabrication had to be so arranged that sets were in suitable sections for transportation, and that they would pass through the entrance to the temporary studio.
On the Merseyside location, a larger studio was used, and therefore larger sets were utilised. The improved equipment and methods, notably the portable and adjustable spot legs designed by the construction
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are generally associated with productions in the high budget class, which call for large and elaborate settings.
During the war models were much used at Ealing Studios, not because high budget pictures were being made, but because of the black-out, and because locations were very much restricted. There is a stage at Ealing still known as the Model Stage, but the last production to have a really spectacular model set on it was " Scott of the Antarctic."6 This was a tank set, with ice floes and model ships, models being the