| The Great and the Less Great | [8] |
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| The Picture Sense | [20] |
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| Preparation for Production | [29] |
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| The Method of William De Mille | [37] |
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| Cecil De Mille Also Speaks | [47] |
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| When Acting Ability Helps | [57] |
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| Rex Ingram on “Atmosphere” | [61] |
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| Mainly About D. W. Griffith | [70] |
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| Mountains and Molehills | [82] |
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| Some of the Arts of Slapstick Comedy | [90] |
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| Other Tricks Up Directors' Sleeves | [100] |
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| Some Words from Frank Borzage | [110] |
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| What Tempo Means in Directing | [120] |
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| “Overshooting”—and the serial | [126] |
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| The Method of Thomas H. Ince | [135] |
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| Directors Schooled by Ince | [146] |
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| Who Creates a Picture | [152] |
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| Music in Picture Production | [161] |
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| Just Suppose | [165] |
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| “Stealing” an Exterior | [176] |
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| The Importance of the Art Director | [183] |
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| Directorial Conventions | [189] |
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| Ernst Lubitsch: German Director | [195] |
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| Joe May: German Director | [205] |
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| Illustrating the Use of Detail | [213] |
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| Marshall Neilan Summarizes | [219] |
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| “Best Directed” Pictures | [229] |