[Illustration: The Lasky Studio of the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, Hollywood, California]




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CHAPTER I--WHAT IS A PHOTOPLAY? 1

CHAPTER II--WHO CAN WRITE PHOTOPLAYS? 5

CHAPTER III--PHOTOPLAY TERMS 17

CHAPTER IV--THE PHOTOPLAY SCRIPT: ITS
COMPONENT PARTS 29

CHAPTER V--A SAMPLE PHOTOPLAY FORM 34

CHAPTER VI--THE MECHANICAL PREPARATION
OF THE SCRIPT 55

CHAPTER VII--THE TITLE 72