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Sets
the illusion of a sinking ship. In order to show the characters being washed overboard, a net is stretched at the bottom of the set allowing them to fall off the edge of the ship and disappear.
Vehicles and Special Props
Sometimes it becomes necessary to make a replica of a carriage of some particular period, or to build various vehicles which are now obsolete. These are made in the prop shop and then are sent to the paint shop to be painted. Special props also are made in the prop shop, such as missiles, old fashioned guns, swords and scabbards, period furniture, etc.
Qualifications and Salaries
The Miniature Designers design all miniatures and miniature settings and superintend the photographing of these.
The qualifications are: ability to design miniatures of any object required in a picture; great originality in creating unique devices to represent such difficult things as, the opening and closing of the waters of the Red Sea (used in "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS") train wrecks, floods, etc.; knowledge of photography, especially of the "shooting" of miniatures. The salary ranges from $150.00 to $500.00 per week.
The Builders of Miniatures are highly skilled carpenters who can build any kind of miniature such as miniature ships, trains, bridges, etc.
The qualifications are: expert carpenter ability; knowledge of miniature construction. The wage ranges from $9.00 to $10.00 per day.
The Plasterers do all the plaster and cement work in the making of sets, artificial rocks, trees, cliffs, cement streets and steps, etc.
The qualifications are: knowledge of ordinary plastering; special knowledge of studio requirements. The wage is $8.00 per day, time and a half for overtime.
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