Star-dust in Hollywood (1930)

Star-dust in Hollywood Niggers and kidneys are black shades of different shapes ; silks are the semi-transparent screens to dim the intensity of a light. Kleigs, scoops, babys, wampus, broads, and suns are varieties of lights ; inkeys are incandescent lamps much used in the movietone on account of their silence. Oddly enough, apart from the slang of the electrician, or * juicer,' the movies have not evolved much jargon with any distinctive character. The camera-man's skill must be high and his courage almost as great. No matter in what situation the scene has to be photographed the camera-man with his ponderous apparatus must get there to photograph it. It is he who climbs masts, hangs from shrouds, skyscrapers, or precipices, is tied to the ^\^ outside of speeding railway-trains, and a juicer so on, while the director megaphones from some less risky spot. Here is a table showing the various controlling and constructing participators in the film and the different elements entering into its composition : The Picture Artist Decorators and wardrobe Fake-inventor Carpenters and modellers Technical expert Director Stars Camera-man Cutter or editor And of these the continuity can hash the author ; the [230] The Story The Taboos Author Continuity Comedy-consultant The Director Finished Stars Film Supervisor Titles