Motion Picture Magazine, May 1914 (1914)

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A sight I saw: Four runaway box cars, a man on a moving freight train—to face the camera he Jumped after these four run- aways. I am a girl, but never worked on a railroad. I was shocked; am still wondering how he caught the four runaway box cars. Let it be natural, even if a couple back into a camera. Natural action, and not a face, is needed. One more suggestion. The editors seem to think dramatic action must be in every foot of reel; they appear to think to please the public they cannot have a family scene without a jealous husband making goo-gop eyes. To see a happy family scene is in itself a pretty sight, and you will hear "Ana's." Another fault. A man meets a lady. Next scene he marries her. The "natural between" is left out. The prettiest play I ever wit- nessed, the most satisfied audience I was ever among, was a play that had the "nat- ural between" left in. That is one reason dramas are in demand; they pay attention to the small parts. Many people have not the imagination to fill in the gaps. A girl will run away from a country town home to New York City; her country beau follows hours later (happens) to rent a room adjoining hers. It would be more interesting to see him stumble around in that "small city," "where no two houses look alike," "and everybody knows everybody else," before showing he has found the object of his search. This wonderful invention has made marvelous strides in the last five years, and some day it will be as it should, and the directors will learn it is not necessary to have a knockdown or drag-out to every foot of film to please the masses. I am very enthusiastic; movies are my hobby. I am very observing. I like to watch the faces of an audience receiving a picture play, many times more interesting than the play. I hope to become a real live author of Motion Picture plays. Wishing you success, I am a great ad- mirer of Motion Pictuke Magazine. Hope my suggestions get a hearing, or at least you find they are worth reading. I have many more, but do not want to take up your valuable time. Mrs. W. L. K. writes the following breezy and entertaining comments: After reading the magazine from cover to cover—as I thought—I was looking over it again and came across my own letter from Birmingham, written four months ago. I thought it had long since found its way to the waste-basket. Thank you for printing it; I appreciate the courtesy and feel encouraged to write again. I am getting deeper and deeper into the love of the Motion Pictures and all connected with them, and as a source of amusement and study they rank, in my estimation, sec- ond only to the high-class plays and the best books. Everything is improving. The stories are showing more character, the players are playing better, directors are'giving more at- tention to detail, and photography is grow- ing■inorebeairttftilall'Uie'Ume. 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