Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1912)

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92 TEE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE SCENE FROM THE PASADENA ROSE FESTIVAL in France, two years ago, but has been shown in America only since the eighth of last August. Its popularity in this country bids fair to rival that of Paris, where the Weekly will soon become a daily. The educational value of these films depends upon the fact that every event is taken on the actual spot which is represented in the picture, with the actual personages shown. Nothing in the Weekly is "faked," nor made up. In the United States, four camera men travel constantly in the service of the Weekly, while six others await orders to move instantly wherever their services are required. Sometimes these moves are made with difficulty, but they are always accomplished, by some means. For instance, when the great smash-up on the Wabash Road occurred, at St. Peter's, Missouri, the nearest camera man was at Appleton, Wisconsin. The weather was bitterly cold, the snow was deep ; two trains were left blocked, two taxis were smashed, but after twenty-eight hours of struggle, the camera man appeared triumphantly upon the scene of the wreck, and set to work as vigorously as if his night had been passed in peaceful slumber. The company has camera men in practically every country of the world, who have orders to take all events of importance, just as a newspaper correspondent would. The ex periences of these men are interesting, always, and, at times, thrilling. The man who is in China at the present time could probably catalog his experience in the latter class, but he remains on the spot, and pictures of China's difficulties will soon be appearing. The camera man in Russia is assured of a "steady job." He cannot be changed, for in order to gain entree to that exclusive and jealously-guarded country, a man must possess the entire confidence of the authorities, which is an exceedingly difficult thing to attain. A bomb could be easily secreted and used, in a Moving Picture camera. But the camera man now enjoys the full confidence of the Czar, who takes the greatest interest in the pictures, often approaching to within a few feet of the camera to make some suggestion himself. The Emperor of Germany has an official cinematographer, who takes pictures of all official events, all the films being carefully filed for reference. This cinematographer is the Pathe's Weekly man. The King of Spain always drives his own motor car. One day, when he was motoring about forty miles out from Madrid, he passed the man who had recently taken Motion Pictures of events at the capital. The King recognized the photographer, instantly. "Get in," his Majesty commanded, bringing the car to a stop.