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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1921
Page
10
A discussion on film scenario quality notes that from over 11 000 amateur submissions only about six dozen met Paramount pictures needs. The piece stresses the high standards and urges writers to revise erroneous ideas about safe screenplay creation.
Miss Frances Harmer, Paramount reader at Lasky Studio, explains why many amateur scripts fail to reach the screen. She notes that original plots must show action over dialogue and introduce fresh love oppositions beyond parental or social hurdles to keep romances engaging.
An article discusses how aging affects an actress on stage versus on screen. It notes theater distance hides lines, while close ups reveal age despite makeup. The camera is described as penetrating and there are examples of non photographic limits like wallpaper design.
Writers say future cameras will include an X ray device allowing filmmakers to view inside safes without opening them. When perfected, directors could shoot through the safe to capture its contents, replacing the need for physical access.
Jesse Lasky recalls Sir James Barrie keeping humor amid film fame. Barrie says he became famous when Mary Pickford visited and the crowd gathered outside his London window. Fancon the Cricket drew a full Grand Theatre house with real crickets in the reel.
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