Technique of the photoplay (1916)

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EXAMPLES OF FORM 391 SCiSifE 11. Slttin.z roo:a In fern house . lilartln and Eestman ore eeateQ at '.able,gravely dispueeing the mort- gaging of the farm. SCEl.'E 12. Exterior door to farm houee . A farmer and a Justice, who carries a small grip, come up and knock. SCiilJE 13. Sittir.)-: room in farm house . Uartin and Eastman hear the knock. Eastman admits the callers. All seat themselves and discuss the aortgb^e. The Justica draws out the papers from the grip. Bestman and Arthur Inspect the papers. SCEUli 14. Exterior door to farm house . Hester comes up with filled milk pall and opens door. SCEin; 15. Sitting room in farm house . liertin and Eastman are preparinc to sign the mortgage, as Heater appears in the door with the milk pail. SCffiTE 16. Close-up of Hester at sitting room door. Hester sees what is taking place and controls herself with an effort. SClflfS 17. Sitting room in farm house . Continuation of Scene 15 . Bastman has signed and ilartin preptres to affix his signature. Hester at the door puts down the milk pail and storms up to the table. She denounces Eastman. "It Is your selfishness which has caused my husband tj do thisi" liartin pacifies her and pre- vails upon her to sign the papers. Then he leads her into ad- joining room. The Justice places seal on papers and the farmer pays over the money to Eastman. The Justice and the farmer shake hands with Eastman and exit. Eastman looks at the money and gravely considers what he has done. Tj^ '^ A continuation of the preceding. Scenes thirteen to sevcn- P^^ teen are a continuous scene broken by close-ups of Hester, who in sixteen for the moment is the most important person on the scene and who is too distant from the camera to permit her display of emotion to be observed to the best advantage in the full scene.