Photoplay Plot Encyclopedia; An Analysis of the Use in Photoplays of the Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations and Their Subdivisions - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS IN PHOTOPLAYS. The brief synopses of recently produced photoplays in the following pages are presented for study and analysis. The limitations of space do not permit the publication of elaborate or detailed synopses, but in most cases the brief synopses will illustrate with sufficient clarity the use of the situations in question. The photoplays selected as examples constitute an average and fairly representative group. They are chosen for the purpose of illustrating errors, as well as merits, in construction and the use of situations. The reader should therefore not compare his own work favorably with some of the stories here discussed and expect a ready sale if he feels that his work is as good as that produced. The editors and the producers know good stories when they read them, but the dearth of worth-while material sometimes necessitates inferior productions. Remember also that the motion picture is a new industry and that it is making vast strides in advance. Do not allow yourself to be easily satisfied with your own work, simply because you like it or your friends like it. If it is good screen material, it will sell. We say this positively, for the Photoplay Sales Department of the Palmer Photoplay Corporation has found all of the editors and producers eager to read stories that were really worth-while. If your work does not sell, there is something wrong with it, and you must therefore renew your analysis and endeavor to strengthen the weaknesses. Do not put all of your eggs in one basket. When you have created a story that is as fine as you can possibly write, set to work to write a better one. Once you are satisfied with a photoplay, submit it for sale, but do not sit back and wait complacently for the check. The creat...

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