The photoplay; a psychological study (1916)

Record Details:

Title:
The photoplay; a psychological study
Date:
1916
Publisher:
New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company
Volume:
The photoplay; a psychological study
Leaf #:
000121
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Cornell University Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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CHAPTER VI EMOTIONS To picture emotions must be tlie central aim of the photoplay. In the drama words of wisdom may be spoken and we may listen to the conversations with interest even if they have only intellectual and not emotional char- acter. But the actor whom we see on the screen can hold our attention only by what he is doing and his actions gain meaning and unity for us through the feelings and emo- tions which control them. More than in the drama the persons iu the photoplay are to us first of all subjects of emotional experi- ences. Their joy and pain, their hope and fear, their love and hate, their gratitude and envy, their sympathy and malice, give mean- ing and value to the play. "What are the chances of the photoartist to bring these feel- ings to a convincing expression! 112