Using a Phonograph and a Man-Made Hurricane 



Who ever thought that the phonograph would inspire a motion-picture actress? And yet phono- 

 graphs are now used to assist a player to evoke the particular mood called for by the producer 



Inspiring Motion-Picture Actors by 

 Means of the Phonograph 



PICTURE the sweet country maid of a 

 motion-picture studio dreaming of her 

 lover in a far-off land. The director shouts 

 at her: "Look wistful, longing, melancholy 

 — what you will." He bellows: "Go!" 

 which is the signal for action. A talking- 

 machine — yes, a real talking-machine — is 

 started, and the strains of "I Hear You 

 Calling Me" are heard. 



"You see," says the director, "the impor- 

 tant part that the talking-machine can be 

 made to play in the production of a motion 

 picture. In the course of time directors 

 will realize that the talking-machine can 

 play the part of 'assistant director.' It 

 is certainly an invaluable aid in creating 

 emotions. We in the studio have come to 

 regard it as indispensable. The actor may 

 not know the whole story of the film. It is 

 difficult for him to come in 'cold', and, at 

 a given cue, work himself into the correct 

 emotional state for a realistic and convinc- 

 ing portrayal. Here is where the talking- 

 machine comes to our aid. 



"We know how music enhances the effect 



of the motion picture as presented in the 

 theater. The audience does not often 

 realize the importance of the musical 

 accompaniment. But, omit the music, 

 and the difference is felt in a moment. The 

 effect that music has upon the spectator is 

 analogous to its effect upon the actor. He 

 responds readily to the musical stimulus." 



How Motion-Picture Statues Are 

 Made Overnight 



ONE of the large motion-picture produc- 

 ing companies need depend no longer 

 on outside assistance for its statues, papier- 

 mache figures and the various artistic 

 accessories which make up a modern 

 thriller. This company has a special art 

 department with twenty-five men engaged 

 in papier-mach6 and composition work. 

 In the process of making models from 

 clay, the first step is to provide the frame 

 for the clay, which is molded into the 

 desired form by hand. From this clay 

 model a glue mold is made and into this is 

 poured plaster of Paris. When it is dry 

 the glue is removed, leaving the cast of 

 the statue, goblin, or what not, finished. 



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