UNDER THE SEA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 800, 22 October 1929, Page 15

UNDER THE SEA

JOB FOR “LOCATION-FINDERS”

Motion picture location finders are often called upon to do the; almost impossible. Studio officials, scenario "Titers and directors go on the supposition that whatever can be described in writing must exist somewhere in the universe. It is the duty of the location finder to produce the property, location, house, pool, article °f furniture, piece of jewellery, vase, dagger, or the like called for by the action. It is seldom, however, that such a task as finding picturesque locations a t the bottom of the sea falls to the jocation-finder. Until Columbia made Submarine,” which is coming to Auckland shortly, location-finders had Pot been required to walk along the Picturesque stretch of ocean floor in search of sites against which to film the action of a photoplay. Many of the scenes in ‘‘Submarine shot by special cameras under Water. For several weeks previous to Jhe actual filming of "Submarine, location-finders combed the depths of the Pacific coast from San Diego to “-an Francisco, exploring coves and *>hoals, bays and inlets, for a colourful locale against which to film the thrilling wreck of the submarine. They not °nly investigated the shore line and "aves, but spent many hours prowling around the lower depths in diver's outP l *- They saw many unusual objects, Ceca me conversant with the denizens y the deep, who dwell upon the ocean’s oor, and familiarised themselves with naersea phenomena. Test photographs were made belo>* ‘ne surface to learn the photographic and test the lighting. After careful investigation, a site, a miles north of Lus Angeles HarXL .J lr \ "was selected as ideal for the "reck. Jack Holt has the role of a diver Who salvages the ship. Ralph Graves seen as one of the petty officers imin the sunken craft. Dorothy has the leading feminine role.

the filming of one of the Vjniling scenes of -Welcome Danger/ Lloyd's first talking picture Paramount, the comedian had h* s nst broken. Work was necessarily Impended for a few weeks, but the cn» U , Ctlon is now "’ell on the Way t 0