Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them (c. 1937)

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Talking Pictures The companies are also given to understand that each permission is individual and does not constitute a precedent. In cases in which photographing close-ups on governmental property would entail a delay of actual operations, establishing "long shots" alone are taken, and then a portion of the boat or building concerned is built at the studio under the supervision of service experts. In this manner a portion of the landing deck of the aircraft carrier Saratoga was constructed at the studio for scenes in Hell Divers. For a submarine picture, Hell Below, permission was granted to film exteriors at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Interiors were built to exact scale at the studio. Many times night work is required to take scenes in locations used for regular business during daylight hours. Department stores are cases in point. One large store has been used many times from 8:00 p. m. to 4: 00 a. m. The agreement of the studio at such times is that all cameras and lights will be rubber shod to prevent injury to floors or showcases, and that any piece of store furniture or goods, used during the action will be replaced in perfect condition by the time the store opens in the morning. In like manner theatres are quite often used as locations from the close of the last show at midnight until noon the next day. Very rarely is permission given to photograph in a prison or jail, but when a prison is to be photographed, prison heads act as technical advisors and sets are built to scale at the studios. An exact and imposing reproduction of the "Yard" at San Quentin Prison is still stand [192]