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Hands of Hollywood
a studio specifies a cost of only $250,000.00, the continuity writer must avoid action or situations which call for too many elaborate sets, too many crowds of "extras," too many ships, trains, uniforms, etc.) Ability to write terse, plain English — not literary style (unless writing dialog) because the busy producer, supervisor, technical di' rector, art director, regular director, production manager, principal actors and actresses, the cameramen, the property men, all have to read the script. The directions or suggestions, to all of these, must be so written that they are clear, brief, can be quickly digested, and are free of time-wasting verbiage. Knowledge of the special talents and mannerisms of certain stars. (The continuity writer who is doing a script for Greta Garbo obviously will have to concoct scenes, "bits of business," which will be different from those which would be written in a script for Clara Bow or Louise Fazenda.)
Greta must languish, love madly, and always look fascinating. (That is what her fans want.) Clara Bow must romp, be a hoyden.
Colleen Moore must be both laugh-provoking and dramatic. John Gilbert must be dashing, a heart'breaker, very sophisti'
cated.
Janet Gaynor must be dear and lovable (she is in real life;) she must suffer and be self 'Sacrificing — and she must really act.
Charlie Farrell must be naive, a charmingly boyish adventurer, a splendid lover, but with an endearing simplicity.
Therefore, the continuity writer must \now his stars. In addition to the above qualifications, he should have all those listed for writers of adaptations.
Salaries of continuity writers range from $250.00 to $5000.00 per week. When continuity writers are not under contract they receive from $5000.00 to $10,000.00 per continuity or assignment.
TITLE WRITERS
After a silent picture is completed and cut, the title writer writes the captions. These may be conversational or descriptive, de' pending upon the type of picture. A good silent picture contains as few titles as possible.
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