Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
FREE COURSE IN
FILM PLAY WRITING
Fourth of Ten Lessons Of
fered to the Readers of
The Evening Journal
DETAILS OF
SCENARIO CONTEST

With today's issue THE EVENING
JOURNAL prints the fourth Free Course
in Photo-play writing.
Read this lesson, which appears in
another part Of this page. Get the
first three published, study them stead
lily and thoroughly during your spare
moments. and then do likewise with the
succeeding six lessons, one of which
will appear weekly, and it is quite likely
that at the end Of the course you win be
an adept film author, capable OF boost
ing your income by disposing Of any
thing you write.
Also. with the issue this afternoon,
THE EVENING JOURNAL announces
complete details in connection with the
Scenario Contest which it will conduct
at the termination of the play-writng
course. Read the details thoroughly,
then become a pupil in the Free Course
in Photo-play writing and later on you
may win one of the three cash prizes
SIS, $40 and S5-which THE EVENING
JOURNAL viii offer for the three best
scenarios.
There unquestionably is a great de.
mand for scenarios. Tho growth of tho
picture game has caused the demand TO
exceed the supply, and nearly all the
producers pay good sums for acceptable
stories. THE EVENING JOURNALS
Free Course in Photo-play writing will
teach every point in the art of film
writing, and at the conclusion every one
of its followers ought to be fitted 20 sell
his wares TO the manufacturers. Now,
read the fourth lesson today, also study
the films as produced ut the moving
picture houses, ard read the other les
sons TO follow, and when the course is
completed get ready 10 enter the Seen
ario Contest, which will begin on Au-
gust II.
The rules of the Scenario Contest,
which, It must be remembered, will not
begin until August IL. are as follows:
1. The three successful scenarios viii
become the property OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL
2. Each scenario must be accompan'
led by ten coupons of ten consecutive
dates, one Of which will appear ON this
. mage every Wednesday. No scenario will
oe accepted without the coupons
3. Each contestant must assume a
nom de plume. His or her name and ad.
dress must be placed in the left-hand
corner Of the envelope containing the
scenario which must be accompanied by
8 separate sheet of paper on which must
be the contestants name and address
and the nom de plume.
4. The scenario must not contain tho
name of the contestant, but only the
nom de plume.
5. There will be no limit in the mum.
Der Of words TO be used in the scenario,
but the least the number. the better.
9. Although handwriting will be given
as much consideration as any other
form, typewriting will he preferred.
T. All contestants must follow closely
the ideas to be taught in THE EVEN.
ING JOURNAL Free Course in Photo.
play writing
s. No scenarios can be submitted
until the conclusion of the Free Course
in Photoplay writing on August IL,
1915.
Q. Contestants will be given from
August IL. 1915, to September 30 1915
In which to submit their scenarios.
TO- All scenarios must be submitted
at OF before midnight of Thursday, Sep
TENDER 30 1918.
H. All letters containing scenarios
must be addressed: Scenario Contest
Editor, THE EVENING JOURNAL
Wilmington, Delaware.
H. To insure the return of unsuc
cessful scenarios, the contestants SHOULD
send with them the required amount o
postage.
Is. Contest will be open for all read
ers Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Ia Employees Of THE EVENING
+ JOURNAL and members of their fami
lies will be barred from the contest.