Evidence study no. 25 of the motion picture industry (1933)

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36 ^> -^ ^> The Motion Picture Industry Production executives and other executives holding important positions are placed under irrevocable five-year contracts. To insure against their resignation within that period of time, their salaries for the full five-year period are placed in escrow. This unusual precaution is taken because of a realization of the importance of executive positions in the motion picture industry and especially because of an appreciation of the value of assured loyalty. Included among the more tangible materials of production are such items as sets, costumes, general studio supplies, raw film stock, cameras, sound equipment, etc. In general the purchase and maintenance of these materials are supervised by the studio executive manager, whose duties pertain principally to the business aspects of production. The art department, which operates in close conjunction with the directorial staff, has charge of the making of all sets necessary for the production of pictures. It is equipped and prepared to design an unlimited variety and number of structures. The functions performed are carpentering, painting, plastering, model-making, and wall-papering. The property department performs the function of supplying all decorative furniture and a large supply of heterogeneous small articles. A corps of experienced employees is maintained to purchase and to construct the articles required. They are assisted by a research division, which maintains a library of volumes dealing with types of furniture, costumes, and designs of all periods of history. Mechanisms required for illuminating purposes in both indoor and outdoor photography are maintained in the electrical department. A great many scenes are taken under artificial lights whether the work is done by day or by night. The costume department functions much in the same manner as does the art department. The studio wardrobe requires a large and ever-changing supply of clothing of all kinds and of jewelry. The photography department maintains a number of