Amateur movie making (1928)

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AMATEUE MOVIE MAKING 365 Spoken Title 2 — Be sure to tell me what you did in school, when I get home to-night! (5-121/2 ) Billy says, oh, yes, he surely will, and Daddy smiles at Mother over Billy's shoulder. Then he and Billy hug each other hard, and Daddy goes out, while Billy climbs down again. Mother tells the three children to go and get ready, and they all leave the room. (10-25) Scene 6 — Exterior. Front Yard. Front Porch in the Rear. Long Shot. Mrs. White and her little girl Julie walk up the path into the scene. Mother comes out to greet them. (31/2-8) Scene 7— Exterior. Front Porch. House Door in the Scene. Medium Shot. Mother is talking to Mrs. White. Beth and Rob come out, ready for school. Beth and Julie compare pencil boxes, and Rob tells Mother that Billy isn't ready. Mother calls through the screen door to Billy, who comes out a moment later, with his cap on, and with his arms so full of books he can hardly hold them. (5-12) Scene 8 — Exterior. Front Porch. Different Angle. Semi-closeup. Mother is bending over, full of laughter, as Billy hangs on to this bunch of his story books and says, Spoken Title 3 — I guess these will have to do me for today. (4-6) Mother is simply convulsed as she takes two books from Billy and looks at them. (2i/2-6) Scene 9 — Exterior. Front Porch. Closeup. Mother's hands hold two books with their titles plainly visible. ("Peter Rabbit" or other stories usually read to little boys.) (2-5) Scene 10 — Exterior. Front Porch. Steps and Part of Path in Scene. Medium Shot. Mother induces Billy to give her all the books. Mrs. White looks at her wrist watch and says the children must hurry. Beth and Julie run down the steps and out of the scene. Mother kisses Billy and tells him to take Rob's hand. Billy hangs back, but Rob says, "Aw, come on, kid," so they go down the steps hand in hand, with Mother and Mrs. White behind them. (6-15)