A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films (1952)

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Title:
A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films
Date:
1952
Publisher:
Cleveland : The World Publishing Company
Volume:
A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films
Leaf #:
000221
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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WRITING THE SCREEN PLAY 189 ment, so that the tempo of the individual shots can be integrated into the over-all tempo of the picture. Camera movement In addition, the direction of camera movement should receive similar montage considerations. Progression in camera movement. Sequential continuity can be obtained by having successive shots contain action that moves from right to left, or vice versa. Or the actions can be tilted up on successive shots, or tilted down. Successive camera pans, or trucking shots, should also be made in the same direction to effect the desired result. Opposition in camera movement. The principle of contrast should be applied in the direction of camera movement by indicating that successive shots be reversed. A pan or trucking shot from right to left, for example, can be followed by a pan or trucking shot from left to right. A tilt-up can be followed by a tilt-down. Repetition in camera movement. The repetitive principle would require that the direction of a pan, a trucking shot, or a tilt be repeated in successive shots. This principle is used quite often in opticals, when a series of numerals indicating year dates zooms in from a dot to large size to suggest a lapse of time. Tempo The tempo of a shot can also be regulated by these three principles. This requires that the screen writer time his action and dialogue so as to be able to estimate correctly the approximate film footage that will be required to cover them. A good stop watch, therefore,