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CHAPTER LVIII 293 better than one part themes. It is seldom that they succeed, for the construction of photoplay must first be studied until mastered and this is best done with the one part stories, later advancing to the two, three and so to the five reel plays. The artist must study the skeleton of a horse before he can draw a horse properly and so must the student of photoplay learn the structural parts of photoplay before he can round out action on the proper framework. It may be possi- ble to sell a story or so on synopsis, but it is to be supposed that the student intends eventually to make a business of writing, and if he would do so he must learn his profession and learn it thoroughly be- fore he can practice it. Once the single reel is mastered, the writing of the longer lengths is quickly understood, but no success is possi- ble until the complete knowledge of the fundamentals is obtained. 27. It may be argued that if ideas may be sold on synopsis alone, it is not necessary to learn to write action. This is fallacious. You must know thoroughly what it is possible to convey in action before you can write a synopsis that will cover practical action. The story that may seem to you to be good may be something that cannot be done in action, and the Editor will know this even if you do not. Moreover, you cannot tell when you may be required to write in full action. The time is surely coming when manufacturers of film will appreciate the necessity for offering as wide a variety of ideas as possible and will purchase stories only from those who are not only able to write good ideas but to present these in better-than-usual ac- tion. In spite of the work entailed, it is even to be recommended that while you sell on synopsis you write this synopsis from the fully developed action. 28. This has the double advantage of giving you a better idea of what to write into the action and also will show you the weak points in the story as well as its points of excellence. It may seem a profit- less task to develop ten to twenty pages of action merely that from it you may write a two or three page synopsis, but your time is not wasted and you will be the better for your labor in every way. 29. Stories of more than two reels are generally termed features, be- cause it is to be supposed that a story worth the greater footage is of a nature to warrant its use as the feature of a program. If, how- ever, the story is to be released for a period of weeks in installments of one or two reels a week, they are then known as series or serial stories, as will be more fully explained in the next chapter. (3.XXXIV:2) (4.1:16) (6.XXXIII:11) C10.XIV:13) (12.XIV:8 LTV:9. (14.XLVIII:11) (20.XLIV:4) (21.LX:5) (23.XLIII:1) (24.XXIV:14 XXVIII :6 & 16) (25.XXVin :19).