Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1913)

>^x PHOTOPLAYS READ, REVISED, CORRECTED, TYPEWRITTEN AND MARKETED What America has needed for years has just been organized — a Clearing1 House for Moving Picture Plays, where thousands of Scenarios can be handled, listed, revised and placed, and where the various film manufacturers can secure just what they want, on short notice. A Competent Staff has been organized, and it will be added to, as business increases, by taking on the best available men and women in the business. While the Photoplay Clearing House is an independent institution, it will be supervised by THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE, and will be conducted, in part, by the same editors. THE PHOTOPLAY CLEARING HOUSE IS NOT A^ SCHOOL. It does not teach. But it corrects, revises, typewrites in proper form, and markets Plays. Tens of thousands of persons are constantly sending to the various film companies manuscripts that have not the slightest chance of acceptance, and in many cases these Plays contain the germs of salable ideas, if sent to the right companies. The Scenario editors of the various companies are simply flooded with impossible manuscripts, and they will welcome the PHOTOPLAY CLEARING HOUSE, not only because it will relieve them of an unnecessary burden, but because it will enable them to pass on only good, up-to-date Plays that have been carefully prepared. What Do the Companies Want? We who are intimately connected with the Motion Picture business, and in close touch with many of the manufacturers, are presumed to know what is wanted by them, and, if not, it will be our duty to find out. More than ten publications a week, mostly trade journals, will be kept on file, and carefully perused, in order to keep informed on what has been done and what is being done, so that no stale or copied plot can escape us. Editors well versed in ancient and modern literature will be on hand to guard against plagiarism and infringement of the copyright law. The Plan of the Photoplay Clearing House All photoplaywrights are invited to send their Plays to this company. Every Play will be treated as follows: It will be -read by competent readers, numbered, classified and filed. _If it is, in our opinion, in perfect condition, we shall at once proceed to market it, and, when we are paid for it, we will pay the writer 90"^ of the amount we receive, less postage expended. If the J Scenario is not in marketable shape, we will so advise the author, stating our objections, f offering to return it at once, or to revise, typewrite and try to market it. If the manuscript f is hopeless, we shall so state, and in some cases advise a course of instruction, naming various books, experts and schools to select from. j The fee for reading, filing, etc., will be $1.00, but to readers of THE MOTION jf PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE it will be only 50c, provided the annexed Coupon S accompanies each script. For typewriting, a charge of $1.00 for each Play will be ^r This made, provided it does not run over 10 pages. 10c. a page for extra pages. The ^r coupon fee for revising will vary according to work required, and will be arranged in ^r is good advance. No Scenarios will be placed by us unless they are properly type ^r for 50 cents written. Payment in advance is expected in all cases. Stamps (2c. or ^r When accom lc.) accepted. | S panied with 50c. ^r more it will enti^r tie holder to list one f scenario with the Photoplay Clearing House. Photoplay Clearing House, 26 Court St., B'klyn, N. Y. PHOTOPLAY CLEARING HOUSE 26 Court Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.