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82 HOW TO WRITE PHOTO PLAYS
bility, but the more thorough the forethought, the less the need there will be for changes later on.
The beginner will never lose by giving much time and thought to this part of scenario writing, for it is of extreme importance. Of course, the fact that a writer can learn to apply this to his scripts does not mean that he can sell all he writes, for very few do that, but it does mean that his chances to break through the line of rejection slips at very frequent intervals will be excellent.
FREE LANCES AND ADAPTATIONS.
Speaking of general conditions, there is no market at the present time for scenarios adapted from books or plays by free lances. Here and there one may be "placed" by an outside writer, but this should not lead the newcomer in the field to believe that he can do likewise, for there is a lot of work on a five — or more — reel adaptation, and to have it rejected time after time is anything but pleasant.
We cannot say that we blame amateurs for wishing to try their hand at adapting plays and novels for the screen after visiting picture theaters night after night and seeing so many of them on the screen ; but it is the same with these as with serials — the game is for the older hands. Every company turning out multiple-reel feature productions based on produced plays or published books has at least one, and very often three or four, experienced writers who can give them all the material they need along the lines of working script adaptations.
The free lance must be content for the time being tc