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Writing the Photoplay
BY
J. BERG ESENWEIN
EDITOR OF "THE WRITER'S MONTHLY"
AND
ARTHUR LEEDS
LATE EDITOR OF SCRIPTS, EDISON STUDIO
THE WRITER'S LIBRARY EDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN
REVISED EDITION
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
CHAPTER I
WHAT IS A PHOTOPLAY?
CHAPTER II
WHO CAN WRITE PHOTOPLAYS?
CHAPTER III
PHOTOPLAY TERMS
CHAPTER IV
THE PHOTOPLAY SCRIPT: ITS COMPONENT PARTS
CHAPTER V
A SAMPLE PHOTOPLAY FORM
CHAPTER VI
THE MECHANICAL PREPARATION OF THE SCRIPT
CHAPTER VII
THE TITLE
CHAPTER VIII
THE SYNOPSIS OF THE PLOT
CHAPTER IX
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHAPTER X
THE SCENARIO OR CONTINUITY
CHAPTER XI
THE SCENE-PLOT AND ITS PURPOSE
CHAPTER XII
THE USE AND ABUSE OF LEADERS, LETTERS AND OTHER INSERTS
CHAPTER XIII
THE PHOTOPLAY STAGE AND ITS PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS
CHAPTER XIV
HOW TO GATHER IDEAS FOR PLOTS
CHAPTER XV
WHAT YOU CANNOT WRITE
CHAPTER XVI
WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT WRITE
CHAPTER XVII
WHAT YOU SHOULD WRITE
CHAPTER XVIII
THE TREATMENT OF COMEDY
CHAPTER XIX
GETTING THE NEW TWIST
CHAPTER XX
COMPLETE FIVE-REEL PHOTOPLAY SCRIPT "EVERYBODY'S GIRL"
CHAPTER XXI
MARKETING THE PHOTOPLAY SCRIPT
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
INDEX
FOOTNOTES
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