Palmer plan handbook : volume one : an elementary treatise on the theory and practice of photoplay scenario writing (1922)

Record Details:

Title:
Palmer plan handbook : volume one : an elementary treatise on the theory and practice of photoplay scenario writing
Date:
1922
Publisher:
Hollywood : Palmer Photoplay Corporation
Volume:
Palmer plan handbook : volume one : an elementary treatise on the theory and practice of photoplay scenario writing
Leaf #:
0008
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
November 16, 2023
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Page CHAPTER V 45 Theme. Theme, simple or big ; theme of motherhood ; a vital example ; theme of courage ; memorable big themes ; regeneration ; the search for beauty. CHAPTER VI 51 Plot. Plot mechanism; unities insure coherency; explanation of unity ; unity of purpose ; incident and situation ; the premise situation; incidental revelation of character; influence of small happenings ; definite application of incident ; growth of situations from incidents. CHAPTER VII 59 Plot (Continued). The necessity of crisis; movement toward a crisis; averting the climax; useful screen study; approaching dramatic insight; weak climax may ruin photoplay; the play's end; beginning — middle — end. CHAPTER VIII 65 Comedy in Life and in Drama. Tensely human comedy ; definitions of humor ; great characters have sense of humor ; incongruity and truth ; comedy of the heart. CHAPTER IX 71 Heroic Values. Heroic appeal the soul of drama ; heroism everywhere ; kinds and shades of courage ; analysis of courage ; "The Man From Lost River"; skillful balance of sympathy; studying heroic psychology; truth and purity; menace of unpunished vice; undesirable artificiality. CHAPTER X 79 Shaping the Play. Slow formation of play structure; sound advice; applying technique; avoiding too many characters; cast and locale; adding groups and minor characters ; consideration of economy ; limiting interior "sets" ; putting visualization into practice; preliminary research; importance of details; starting plot development; drama and picture values. [6]