Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug-Dec 1913)

big Universal Company, controlling twelve film companies, are negotiating with us to supply them with Photoplays in quantities. Will T. Henderson, of 3505 Michigan Blvd., Chicago, writes that he is "delighted with the manner we have handled" his scripts, and adds: "I want to say that it is clear to me that you understand your business." And why shouldn't we understand the business? During the past thirty months we who have been editing THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE have received and read over 600 Photoplays that have been produced by over twenty different companies, and we have made frequent visits to many of the studios, to say nothing of innumerable letters and telephone talks. We Have a Competent Staff and it is being added to by taking on the best available men and women in the business. Criticism, revision and reconstruction is personally conducted by well-known, established editors and photoplaywrights, such as A. W. Thomas, Edwin M. LaRoche, Wm. Lord Wright, Dorothy Donnell, L. Case Russell, Florence Thiel, and others. While the Photoplay Clearing House is an independent institution, it is supervised by THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE, and 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 him 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-todate Plays that have been carefully prepared. What Do the Companies Want? We are intimately connected with the Motion Picture business and in close touch with the manufacturers. We are advised of all their advance releases, their requirements and the kind of scripts they want. As suitable ones come to us, in salable shape, they are immediately sent to the proper studio. No stale, imperfect or copied plots are submitted. The Plan of the Photoplay Clearing House All photoplaywrights are invited to send their Plays to this company, advising as to what manufacturers they have been previously submitted, if any. Every Play w^ill 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 Scenario is not in marketable shape, we will so advise the author, stating our objections, offering to return it at once, or to revise, typewrite and try to market it. If the manuscript is hopeless, we shall so state, and in some cases advise a course of instruction, naming various books, experts and schools to select from. The fee for reading, filing, etc., will be $1.00, but to readers of THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE it will be only 50c.. provided the annexed Coupon accompanies each script. For typewriting, a charge of $1.00 for each Play will be made, provided it does not run over 10 pages. 10c. a page for ^r ^{^ extra pages. The fee for revising will vary according to work required, and will be arranged in advance. No Scenarios will be placed by us y. 'Y'ax^ unless they are properly typewritten. Payment in advance is expected ^ coupon I in all cases. Ic. stamps accepted. ^ ^ is grood I ^ ^ ^ for 50 cents. I When accompanied with 50c. I more it will enti ] PHOTOPLAY CLEARING HOUSE / ..^^^^'.i'^iS-^. I ^ toplay Cleamng House. ; 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Xl75 Diffid^'s^'^l-kl^n^a" Y.' j