"How I did it," ([c1922])

Record Details:

Title:
"How I did it,"
Date:
[c1922]
Publisher:
Los Angeles, Calif. : The Whittingham press
Volume:
"How I did it,"
Leaf #:
000213
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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"How I Did It" When you see, in a motion picture, a large vessel burning or sinking at sea, with light- ning breaking the masts, can you imagine a producer waiting for a storm, or venturing into it for some photographic effects? He never leaves the studio. Miniatures are made mostly at night, with skillful lighting being employed to aid the deception. The vessel to be sunk or burned is rarely larger than five feet in length. Mechanical devices disturb the water to the desired degree, and aid in burning and sinking the vessel. The duplicate of a lightship, rocking in a furious storm, can be built in the studio tank. The helmsman can be swept overboard by a great "wave," which is simply a great volume of water released from an elevated wooden tank. If the leading man or feminine star do not like to fall into the cold water, fire engines heat it with pumped steam. The tank is about one hundred and fifty feet long, and is built like a "T." From either end of the tank to the other, at that distance, the camera will not record a great width of constructed set, and the side of a great ship 150