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Making Moving Pictures
ADayintheVitagraphStudio.Ofthethousandswhodailywitnessmovingpictureexhibitions,thenumberwhohaveanyconceptionofthemannerofmakingapictureiscomparativelysmall.Therefore,tothemajoritythispicturewillproveagenuinenovelty.ItopensintheprivateofficeoftheVitagraphCompany,wherethemanuscriptisbeingcarefullyconsidered.Thestudiodirectorsenter,receivetheirinstructions,proceedtothestudio,getoutthecameras,giveordersaboutscenery,props,etc.ThenwegetaviewoftheVitagraphactorsandactressesmakingupfortheirdifferentcharacters.Allpreparationsfinished,theVitagraphautomobileslineup.Theperformersgetinandproceedtothesceneofoperation,whichhappenstobe,inthisinstance,abusycitythoroughfare.Atrolleyisheldup,numerouslittleby-plays,notinthelines,occurtoaddvarietyandinteresttothepicture.Thissceneover,allhandsreturntothestudio,whereweseeastupidactorbeingput…WrittenbyMovingPictureWorldsynopsis
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