When they began the production of The Wizard of Oz, the people at MGM had no real conception of the magnitude of the project. Although the film was completed, the Actors and Actresses had to write for the role or position and time needed. This action didn’t set well with MGM and the producers.
The film got underway taking a great deal of work. The Actors and Actresses played a major role. If each individual weren’t happy or comfortable, failure would be a sure thing. What could MGM do about this? Give more time or work up the contract? Whatever the case, accusations and counter accusations were rampant. Perhaps a good ideal written on paper is much easier then getting it to transform into a play, whereas, a group of people with different personalities and mood swings follow through to get this on screen play or movie.
The main concern of MGM appeared to be cast effected. Jed, in such placing a time limit on each scene produced in the making of the film. This ominous refrain was repeatedly on the Actors and Actresses. Contrary to this attitude, MGM would promote emotional binge for those trained in creativity and empathy not just logic and rationality. Despite the different point voice, MGM would stand its ground. “ The preparations for the film were enormous. Nothing like it had ever been done before. For Munchkin Land, Cedric Gibbons and his team built an entire model town that was one fourth of life size … 122 buildings. It took months to finish that alone, and some of the statistics boggle the mind. There were 150 painters who used 62 shades of paint. When the full set was built, it covered twenty o five acres on the studio back lot. Sixty five set in