Writing the Photoplay

by J. Berg Esenwein; Arthur Leeds

[29] To make this basic motive clear, natural and unforced is what we call good motivation in fiction and drama.

[30] Treated in [Chapter XIX].

[31] Sidney Drew, "Comedy Picture Production," in The Moving Picture World.

[32] J. Berg Esenwein Writing for the Magazines; published uniform with this volume in "The Writer's Library."

[33] Herbert Case Hoagland, How to Write a Photoplay.

[34] J. Berg Esenwein, Writing the Short-Story.

[35] Used by permission. Copyright, 1918, by the Vitagraph Company of America. All rights reserved.

[36] In Mr. Van Buren Powell's new book, The Photoplay Synopsis, published uniform with this volume in "The Writer's Library," he explains why this title was changed.

[37] It will be observed that Mr. Powell uses now and then slightly different methods of type-arrangement and nomenclature from those used by Mr. Leeds. These are all unimportant variations.

[38] Bill is the interpolated character, whose purpose will be seen in script.