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PREFACE 5
of these factors will open new opportunities for more dramatic and exciting presentations.
Above all, crude and excess emphasis or misuse of the new techniques should be consistently avoided.
Only by taking this broad view of the nature of these new art forms 3-D, W-S, and S-S, can they be blended into so powerful a unity as to command public interest and support for decades or even for centuries. Long ago the legitimate stage developed its conventions and procedures most skillfully, and it has held public interest through the ages. Similarly these new entertainment forms, if they are to reach their fruition and general acceptance, must be worked out correctly in details and then broadly crystallized in their practices.
For a number of years the motion picture industry has been free from basic changes. Now such evolutionary modifications are clearly evident. Wisely guided and enthusiastically supported by all, they may win public acceptance and acclaim to the vast benefit of the industry. For this reason it is strongly to be hoped that advocates of any form of any of these processes will enthusiastically promote it, but will carefully avoid, however, any disparagement or depreciation of other methods. Constructive promotion without destructive criticism will avoid public confusion and dispute. Confusion might lead to a widespread loss of enthusiasm. And enthusiasm is always needed as a basis for the prosperity of the entertainment industry.
Another ever-present danger in a new and rapidly changing art is a flood of wild rumors, half-truths, and undependable and sv.eeping statements. These should be avoided. In their place there should be a factual, judicial and impartial presentation of all sides of the case. Certainly this book should meet the needs of those desiring such a presentation. Accordingly, the Quigley Publishing Company, having undertaken a most timely and helpful project, definitely deserves commendation and support from the industry of which it is a part.
August, 1Q53 New York, N. Y.