Screenland (Oct 1924–Apr 1925)

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24 SCREENLAND thoughts that animate the human brain, both expressed in physical and mental action, and they must provide a sharply defined plot — for there must be the pivot about which the action revolves, the hub from which emanate all the spokes of interest. Stories must give action rather than atmosphere, though a modicum of the latter is essential, but action must not be sacrificed to atmosphere, which must always play a subordinate part — for the screen has its limitations. What conveys all things on the stage, pointed by the glamour of the spoken word and the color of the settings, and what sparkles in the word painting of the printed book, are lost and become almost lifeless when shown in the toneless blacks and whites of the screen. It is for this reason the screen demands action and' drama. William Fox, head of the Fox Film Corporation, who in my humble opinion is the greatest picture producer in the world, asks for suggestions and recommendations for big dramatic features for the Fox Film Corporation's J 925-26 season. Mr. Fox says: "It may be a novel cr mmmmstmrnmsmKmoKr ' r,m mmyu i i'u 1 1 nagga G[Scene from the (treat Fox picture, "The Iron Horse." Q Note how closely this scene follows the dir e c t ions which were thought out by the cont i n u i t y writer, and which are r e produced on page 22.