List of Illustrations
| Page | |
| The Lasky Studio of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Hollywood, California | [Frontispiece] |
| Producing a Big Scene in the Selig Yard | |
| Film-Drying Room in a Film Factory | [8] |
| Essanay Producing Yard; Two Interior Sets Being Arranged for a Historical Drama | |
| Players Waiting for their Cues in the Glass-Enclosed Selig Studio | [58] |
| Paint Frame on Which Scenery is Painted | |
| Checking "Extras" Used in Rex Beach's Photodrama, "The Brand" | [108] |
| View of Stage, Lubin Studio, Los Angeles, California | |
| Wardrobe Room in a Photoplay Studio | [158] |
| The Reception of King Robert of Sicily by His Brother, the Pope | |
| Same Set, with Players Getting Ready for Action | [208] |
| William S. Hart with Part of His Supporting Company | |
| Harry Beaumont Directing Fight Scene in "A Man and His Money" | [258] |
| Arrangement of Electric Lights in a Photoplay Studio | |
| An Actor's Dressing Room in the Selig Studio | [308] |
| Preparing to Take Three Scenes at Once in a Daylight Studio | [358] |
CHAPTER I
WHAT IS A PHOTOPLAY?
As its title indicates, this book aims to teach the theory and practice of photoplay construction. This we shall attempt by first pointing out its component parts, and then showing how these parts are both constructed and assembled so as to form a strong, well-built, attractive and salable manuscript.
The Photoplay Defined and Differentiated