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Show I ANSWERS TO MOVffiFANS TTV'IHLBBN MAVOURNHExW Ilowaid TSsla- biook can bo reached at tho Whaiton Studio. Stu-dio. Ithaca. X. Y. Tho other piomlnent players play-ers in The Mysteries of Myia aro Jean Sothern, Allen Murnane, M. W. Hale and Bessie 3. Wharton. See answer to Bob. P1CKF0RD FAX Mary Plckford Is years old, and fs with Famous Players, 12S West Fifty-sixth street. New York. Jean Sothern Is at tho Wharton studio, Ithaca, N. Y. Anna Nllsson may bo addressed ln caro of Pathc, 2o West Forty-fifth street. New York. There will be fourtcon episodes to Who's Guilty? ROSEBUD Courtcncy Foote played opposite Helen Ware In Cross Currents. "Gcorgo rrescott" was tho namo of tho character in tho play, not the actor's name. Frank Borzago was tho actor. Harold LocUwootl Is with Metro; Courtonoy Footo with Triangle; Forrest Stanley with MoVosco; Robert Warwick with Woild Film; Donald Crisp with American, and Blanche Swcot with Laiky EC Number your scenes consecutively. When you want to go back and repeat a scene, say: Sceno 10, same as 3, or the number of whatever sceno you wish to repeat. That scone doca not become No. 10 from that time on, however. It is always tho same No. 3. Many writers got confused on this point. Tho explanatory ex-planatory sentences thrown on the screen aro to be used only when the, action will not make t the story clear lo tho audience, or to bridge the , lupso of time, as: "Three Years Later." It is impossible to tell what scenes fado away or which one3 must change quickly; you must bo your own judge In that matter, and unless jou havo somo part of the story that demands such ( , photography do not use "fades." It Is best for the untrained writer to steer . clear of too much technique; make your action ' clear and lot the director attend to all the tech- nlcal points. If you want a certain effect, and y do hot know the professional teim. Just ex- ti plain what you want done in a fow words and k tho editor will understand. Ono reel may run all the way from forty or sixty or more scenes; j it all depends on the length of the sccnos. Write t I your play as long as you think It should be; K that is tho best way. g1 TO Several Wrltcis. It is not posslblo to glva . complete directions for writing a photo- Piny ln this column. You can get books from a t I library that will give sample scenarios. Photo- ( J play writing is not learned ln a day, it takes time and study to master It, and simply looking at a play will not mako a playwright out of any t one. Many writers who havo ability havo taken 5 tho most simple direction and have built up a m play from them. Others fail absolutely to get MfL any benefit from the most complete directions. SIGN your name, but glvo title to use In column. Address' all queries to Photo- I Play Editor, care of this paper. , I |
