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Writing the Photoplay

by J. Berg Esenwein and Arthur Leeds

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  1. 1Chapter I — What Is a Photoplay?
  2. 2Chapter II — Who Can Write Photoplays?
  3. 3Chapter III — Photoplay Terms
  4. 4Chapter IV — The Photoplay Script: Its Component Parts
  5. 5Chapter V — A Sample Photoplay Form
  6. 6Chapter VI — The Mechanical Preparation of the Script
  7. 7Chapter VII — The Title
  8. 8Chapter VIII — The Synopsis of the Plot
  9. 9Chapter IX
  10. 10Chapter X — The Scenario or Continuity
  11. 11Chapter XI — The Scene-Plot and Its Purpose
  12. 12Chapter XII — The Use and Abuse of Leaders, Letters and Other Inserts
  13. 13Chapter XIII — The Photoplay Stage and Its Physical Limitations
  14. 14Chapter XIV — How to Gather Ideas for Plots
  15. 15Chapter XV — What You Cannot Write
  16. 16Chapter XVI — What You Should Not Write
  17. 17Chapter XVII — What You Should Write
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — The Treatment of Comedy
  19. 19Chapter XIX — Getting the New Twist
  20. 20Chapter XX — Complete Five-Reel Photoplay Script “Everybody’s Girl”
  21. 21Chapter XXI — Marketing the Photoplay Script
  22. 22Appendices

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