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The Art of Story Telling
TORY telling always has and always will be the universal
and constant diversion of mankind. When one is alone, one
tells stories to oneself, not only permitting, but urging the imagination to the wildest extravagance. Such stories are very entertaining — to oneself — but are not told to one's friends. When one tells a story to another, one is torn between the desire to be believed and to be entertaining, so usually compromises by embellishing fact with fiction. One who adheres too strictly to fact becomes a bore ; and one who leans too strongly to fiction is regarded as a liar. The first essential in the art of story telling, therefore, is that fact and fiction should be mixed in exactly the right proportions. Anyone can, with long practice, narrate a fact, somewhat embellished, in a credible and entertaining way to someone who is credulous and easily diverted for a few moments; but it is only an artist who can entertain millions for the full length of a novel, a play or a picture and at the same time maintain the illusion of reality.
Story telling is one of the learned professions, requiring special preparations, years of training and practice and a broad knowledge of the world, gleaned from actual experience; and telling stories with pictures is a highly specialized branch of the profession involving familiarity with all literary forms and some acquaintance with the arts and crafts associated in picture production.
You among the uninformed public should understand that there is about as much chance of a motion picture producer trusting his eye to a "cataract specialist," who has studied surgery for a few weeks, as investing a fortune in the story of a "scenarist," who has "taken a course" in screen writing; and if you tell yourself a story of easy fame and quick fortune achieved by scenario writing, don't believe it. Just lay it away with the other stories you conceal from everyone — and forget it.
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