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But impulsive acts that cannot be easily understood and other acts that are the result of certain trains of reasoning that it would be impossible to explain in a picture must be avoided. It is probably superfluous to state that, in order to write successfully, you must visualize your play—you must in imagination see your characters perform their parts. This faculty of imagination must be cultivated, if you do not possess it naturally. Otherwise, your efforts will lack con- centration, sharpness, and strength—and, consequently, value. Write about things with which you are familiar. Do not write about people and localities of which you know noth- ing. If you are not acquainted with the customs of certain distinct types, such as the mountaineers of Kentucky, do not attempt to dramatize them. Know the conditions you wish to deal with before you commit yourself to paper or your play to the critical scrutiny of an editor. Visit motion picture theatres and familiarize yourself with the essentials of the photoplay. Pay attention not only to the manner in which the interest is kept up and brought to a climax, but note also the technical side of it. A study of the sequence of scenes, the "leaders," the "cut ins," the exits of the characters in one scene and their en- entrances in the following scene, will help you more than you would at first deem possible. In fact, it is this study that will give you "technique," which means an expert and artistic handling of your story. When you do not like a picture you are viewing, ask yourself why; criticize it and try mentally to reconstruct it so that it would be more interesting to your way of thinking. When you like a play, think over the plot, the manner of its presentation, scene by scene, and store it away as a reference for future assistance—not to copy, but to recall as a guide when you are facing puzzling prob- lems in the planning of your characters and scenes. 18