The National Arts Club,
New York City,
August 27th, 1923.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | Pictorial Art in the Movies | [1] |
| II. | The Practical Value of Pictorial Composition | [9] |
| III. | Eye Tests for Beauty | [25] |
| IV. | Pictorial Force in Fixed Patterns | [50] |
| V. | Rhythm and Repose in Fixed Design | [68] |
| VI. | Motions in a Picture | [83] |
| VII. | Pictorial Motions at Work | [97] |
| VIII. | Pictorial Motions at Play | [116] |
| IX. | Pictorial Motions at Rest | [128] |
| X. | Mastery in the Movies | [154] |
| XI. | The Mysterious Emotions of Art | [178] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “The Covered Wagon.” Prairie Scene | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| “The Plough Girl” | [11] |
| “The Shepherdess.” By LeRolle | [21] |
| “The Spell of the Yukon.” Cabin Scene | [28] |
| A Study of Composition in “The Spell of the Yukon” | [28] |
| “Daylight and Lamplight.” By Paxton | [39] |
| A Study of Lines | [39] |
| “Audrey” | [45] |
| A Still Illustrating Misplaced Emphasis | [55] |
| A Specimen of Bad Composition | [55] |
| “The Spell of the Yukon.” Exterior | [57] |
| A Triangle Pattern | [61] |
| “Derby Day.” By Rowlandson | [64] |
| A Study of Composition in “Derby Day” | [64] |
| “Maria Rosa” | [71] |
| “Mme. LeBrun and Her Daughter.” By Mme. LeBrun | [76] |
| “Polly of the Circus” | [79] |
| “Banquet of the Officers of St. Andrew.” By Hals | [79] |
| “The Covered Wagon.” Arroyo Scene | [93] |
| A Typical Bad Movie Composition | [100] |
| “Sherlock Holmes” | [100] |
| “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” | [133] |
| “Portrait of Charles I.” By Van Dyck | [163] |
| “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” | [179] |