Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1919)

12 Photoplay Magazine — Adveiviising Section emarl(able^ •iribuiefrom Cecil B.deMiUe "I li*To no douM Ihtt the imatrur creative mliHl lan l>e Iraliinl ami drvrlopea uiiiler pruprr »>-Uml atul ( niiipi'irnt teai'luTs. . . Krnrn uliut I ajiil lu»rd of the ralriitT I'lan. I ' 1 rt-sard It aH pmhatily the iiio^t I tuul ii<>\v In cxlslciito for develop 1 . I ur rnailvo mind: ulillo the Manu *-r.i>; Si»u^ Itrpartiiifnt, It 8c*»nis to me. Is ceri.iii. to ho of iK'Hi'dt n<it only to pholopluy • uili.rH hut to produiiTS as well. I am naturally lnt4•^entt^l In any development that will nijike for aucco^sful itcenarlo writers boean>io iliiTo la alna.\8 a demand for orlKlnnl and well (> iK-elveil material." • tnirector-Gcncral Famous Players-Lasky Corp.] READ It again — and again — for this Is no ordinary lelier of lukewarm Indorsement. ■It Is a slgnlllcant message from the forelih'-l dlrcilor In the motion plelure field — one of the world's highest screen authorities. 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Is earning over $200 monthly from spare-time work. StlU another rose In a few montiis from an underpaid clerical position to Assistant Managing 1-Mitor of one of the large.tt film companies. Har<lly a day goes by but what we receive a letter from some grateful member with the story of his or her success. .4nd that, after all. Is the thing that counts — the tiling that Interests you. Understand— there Is no magic or mystery »l>out what the I'iilmcr Plan will do for you. It Is almply a concise, clean-cut plan that shows you how to put yovir "movie" Ideas and plots Into definite, cashatile form. It Is the only plan of photoplay training that helps you all the way througli— from primary Insiruition to Advisory Service and tliea on to Marketing Service. 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