Let us, then, look upon the complete
photoplay script as being composed of
I The Synopsis.
II The Cast of Characters.
III The Scenario, or Continuity of Scenes.
IV The Scene-plot (as a supplement).
[Footnote 6: A discussion of the present-day requirement of "synopsis
only," as announced by some companies, will be found in Chapter
VIII.]
CHAPTER V
A SAMPLE PHOTOPLAY FORM
While the one-reel photoplay is virtually obsolete today, having given
place to plays of two or more reels, the form for the complete script
is quite the same for the multiple-reel as for the single-reel
photoplay, hence the following specimen will serve just as well to
show how the several parts of the full photoplay manuscript are set
forth as if two or even five reels were given. The same thing applies
to the number of scenes commonly found in any one reel--nowadays more
scenes per reel are customary than was the case when the specimen here
given was written, yet the old form for each scene and for each insert
is as correct today as ever, so that the present model is a
trustworthy one for those who would prepare the complete script,
continuity and all, and not "synopsis only."
WITHOUT REWARD[7]
BY ARTHUR LEEDS
Western drama in 32 scenes; 4 interior and 13 exterior settings
[Footnote 7: This story was originally entitled "The Love That Leads
Upward.
Pages:
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50