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each day's work the negative was taken to the laboratory for development. After the negative was developed and dried, it was carefully polished by hand and inspected for defects. A print was made from the negative as soon as possible, in order that changes suggested by the director, supervisor, or other members of the production department might be made before the sets and other effects had been dismantled.
Upon the completion of a production, the director and his assistant, in conjunction with the cutting department, assembled the negatives in continuous form in approximately the order in which they finally were to be arranged, trimming them to the desired length, and if necessary, inserting temporary titles. The negative was then " light tested" and one copy taken off, which was known as the " answer copy." The answer copy was projected, and upon approval of it by the director, his assistant, the supervisor, and other members of the production department, the negative was pronounced ready for positive printing and subsequent distribution.
Dating from assignment and continuing through production, all directors and supervisors attended the weekly studio cabinet meetings. Each director reported on the progress of his production, the difficulties faced, the coordination of the production schedule with the budget, and any contemplated changes, and on various other details. The problems were discussed by the group as a whole, and ideas exchanged among the several directors and supervisors. Detailed reports of these meetings were retained by the studio production managers for their respective groups, and by the general production manager for both studios. In addition, a statistical report, such as that illustrated in Exhibit 10, was prepared for the home office.
In addition to the weekly report, daily wires were sent from the California studio to the home office, and vice versa. As a rule they were night letters of from 100 to 1,000 words. They contained information concerning stories, script, artists, costs, transfers, release dates, substitutions, and all information and requests that should be made known immediately to the designated official. The general production manager retained copies dated back two weeks. Inasmuch as the general production manager visited the Long Island studio frequently, daily reports from that studio were not required.