noon before
When Mr. Hooley , megaphone in hand and stationed with the two cameras on one of the decked-over barges , had got his company in position and the action was begun , it was indeed an impressive picture . Of course , a scene is not made off-hand -- not even an outdoor pageant like this . The detail must be done over and over again before the cranks of the cameras are turned . It was almost noon before Mr. Hooley dared tell the camera men to `` shoot the scene . '' The flag-decorated barge bearing the Frenchmen to the rocky shore moved forward into focus in a stately way , while the Indians gathered in a spectacular group on the sloping shore -- tier upon tier of dark faces , wearing nodding feather head-dresses , blankets , deerskin leggings , and other garments of Indian manufacture -- all grouped to make a brilliant spectacle . Totantora , a commanding figure , and his daughter as _ White Fawn _ , the demure yet dominant princess of the Hurons , stood forth from the background of the other Indians in a graceful picture . Helen was delighted and could not help shouting to the Osage girl that she was `` great '' -- a remark which elicited a frown from the director and an admonition from Ruth .