Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them (1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Date:
1937
Publisher:
London : E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd.
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000213
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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18 "LIGHTS! CAMERA!" The set is ready. All technicians are at their posts. For a final adjustment of wardrobe and make-up, the stars scatter to their portable dressing rooms which are approximately eight feet square and have in them makeup tables, proper lights, and couches for rest between scenes. The director confers with his assistant, who checks the details of the day with his chief. The assistant has already placed the cameras in the position indicated by the director the night before. "Stand-ins," minor players who in size and coloration resemble the stars, have been before the hot lights for at least half an hour. The cinematographer has completed the illumination for the first scene. If the scene is a hotel lobby and requires a crowd of forty bellboys, maids, guests, and clerks, the assistant has already rehearsed his "background action/' the natural movements customary in such a setting. The director, satisfied that everything is in readiness, glances over his notes. Most directors make notes on cards, envelopes, or sheets of paper. Some keep all their plans in their minds. But if notes are made, they indicate clearly the director's personality. One man, highly methodical, makes a neat chart that [175]