Home Movies (1954)

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photo fun in The Arsenal, with its lions and allegorical figures. Most of the people in this scene are costumed for a movie being made on the spot. If England is the Cradle of Democracy, then it certainly follous that Italy is the Cradle of Art. And this is so because the whole country is a living, breathing reality uhich manifests itself in every nook and cranny, in every Italian town and monument. The basic reason is not hard to find. Art flourished there because the steady inspiration of the Church encouraged expression of the spirituality of the times, and influenced millions of people, all over Europe. It teas this that gave birth to Michaelangelo, and the scores of artists, poets and statesmen who followed him. And it is this that should be recorded and inspected when a film story of Italy is to be made. A Home Movies Travelogue 308 BLT FIRST, get a map. a large map. Of all the cities in Europe. \ enice is by far the easiest to lose oneself. Situated on 119 islands joined by only 200 canals, you will find yourself continually getting lost in a labryinth of narrow passages and small streets that end. bridegless, at the water s edge. For this reason, a step by step guide would be highly impractical. Any great distance can be traveled by \ enice s main street, the Grand Canal, via regular and frequent boat service. Of course there are picturesque and romantic gondolas available for service any place, any time. The rates however, are 1.000 Lire per hour as compared with 30 to 40 for the government boat service. i The exchange is about 620 Lire to SI. 00.) The heart of Venice lie sin the Piazza San Marco. Here also lies the center of your photographic activity. In the square you will find many of your pictures and it is from this point you will radiate to other parts of the city. Opening like a huge reception hall. San Marco Square immediately draws your eye to its center of attraction, the Basilica of San Marco. Surrounded on three sides by classical Renaissance and closed on the fourth by the Romanic-Oriental San Marco Church, this wide angle establishing shot will serve as an appropriate introduction to your pictures of Venice. From the far northwest corner of the square you will be able to show all