Screenland (May–Oct 1925)

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Mary Astor $ Lillian Rich Mabel Balli t0 MAKE (TF Go into the movies, of course. In order to assist you to your fortune, SCREENLAND calls to your attention some triflingdetails. ID you ever wonder if you had a chance to be successful in thr:^ 'ZZiisl You can make a million in the film business, if you know how tc go about it. But there are a few little matters that are important to consider. You do not buy a camera, for instance, and merely have your boy friend turn the crank while you pose, then sell the film and make your fortune. No, indeed. Cecil De Mille knows just how to go about the business of making pictures and of making a million dollars doing it. This article tells you how carefully he plans each detail in advance. You will be wise to follow his example of careful forethought if you are planning on making a fortune out of the moving pictures. Mr. De Mille sat in his office at the De Mille Studio, formerly the Thomas H. Ince Studio. It was to be three months before the studio was to start on its first production. Mr. De Mille pointed to a six-inch stack of papers weighted down with a paper weight. "There," he said, "is a compilation of something over ten thousand articles with prices from competing firms. (Continued on page 77) 01 A fully equipped motion picture studio must have a General Manager, Assistant General Manager , Business Manager, Auditor, Cashier, Publicity Director, Casting Director, Purchasing Agent, Production Editors, Story Department, Studio Superintendent, Art Director, Wardrobe Designer, Technical Director, Transportation Manager, Chief Electrician, Drapery Department, Research Department. C( Cecil B. De Mille poses with his associates : Sitting (left to right) — Bertram Millh a user, Production E ditor; Beul'ah Marie Dix, writer; Mrs. E. K. Adams, head, Story 'Department ; Jeanie MacPherson, special writer;. JettaGou-: dal, featured player; Cecil B. De Mille ; Fred Kley, General Manager ; _ Frank Vrson, director; Paul Iribc? director; and many others covering all departments. Rod La Rocque $ 36