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140 HOW TO WRITE PHOTO PLAYS
of a director who insisted upon explaining every little point as the story progressed, so that before half the film had been unwound the result could be guessed, being let out by one of the large companies. He was right in trying to make his subjects clear, but he overlooked the fact that the secret — the result of the plot — must be kept hidden almost to the very end in order to hold the interest of the spectators.
Beginners will find it to their benefit, in working out their plots, to try and think that the ending is just opposite of what it is, and making the story run this way as much as possible without its becoming implausible. It is in working it out in this manner that hints are made use of to good advantage, for they both increase the spectators' curiosity and explain the points which are liable to be criticized when the film has been finished.
BROADENING.
Learn to think over everything that you come in contact with, whether it be the works of a master or a little newsboy on the corner. Look at everything and every person as an object, and try to get all you can out of each object that crosses your path for use in your fiction work. Study the possibilities of each, their incentive in the world, and, in short, just what they amount to, what they amount to, what they have amounted to, and what they will amount to.
This method of "sizing up things" will bring you closer to life than if you started out to live a life of adventure and will also allow you to continue writing regularly