Technique of the photoplay (1916)

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CHAPTER LXV 333 may completely rewrite it not once but several times. This is an actual card from his catalogue and by no means an unusual one. The story was first shown as the tale of an innocent young girl who compromised herself tliat she might win the man she loved and who would not propose because he felt that she was too. good for him. The second form moderated this slightly—and the third .brought out a brand new development. As a clean comedy the story sold. 30. If you can do nothing more with your story, you turn it into the morgue and place the card in the dead section. You may revive it some day or you may take parts for other stories. You should keep all of your material, for you cannot tell when the despised story may become useful. 31. If you make a sale you will seldom receive a check with the acceptance. The company will more probably send you a release slip. This must be signed in the presence of two witnesses and some even require a notarial seal. This slip is partly an assignment of copy- right rights if any exist or the right to copyright if there has been no entry. It is also an affirmation that the story is of your own invention and that you have the right to dispose of it. If it can be shown that a company acted in good faith in making a story from a manuscript that was taken from copyrighted material they cannot be prosecuted with the same rigor that they could on an intentional offense. The company does not accuse you of having stolen the story you offer, but as a precaution all stories are signed for. Where a story has been taken from another source, the writer who signs such a slip can be prosecuted for obtaining money under false pretenses if intention can be proved. 32. Some authors warmly resent this supposed attack upon the honesty of their motives, but older hands know that it is not an aspersion on the person to whom it is sent and that it is a very necessary precaution when dealing with so many unknown writers. There are frequent charges that the studio steals scripts .but little comment is made on the thousands of stolen stories that are sent into the studios—and sent right back again. 33. Your slip, signed and witnessed, is returned to the Editor and you wait for your check. Ten days plus the time spent in the mail both ways should be sufficient, but wait two full weeks before asking about it and then be polite and give the Editor the benefit of the doubt. Do not demand instant payment or talk about your lawyer. Say: Editor, Union Film Co.. New York City. Dear sir: On April first I mailed you a signed release slip for my story, "We Two and Ben." As no check has been received, I am writing to ask if the release has been received by you. If it has been lost in the mails I shall be glad to sign another if you will have a duplicate sent. Very truly, A. AUTHOR.