Evening journal., 1915-06-23
FREE COURSE IN
film PLAY Writing
Third of Ten Lessons Of
fered to the Readers of
The Evening Journal
DETAILS OF
SCENARIO CONTEST

With today'e ISSUE lhh hN tN iNn
JOURNAL prints the third Free Course
in Photo-play writing.
Read this lesson, which appears in
another part Of this page Get the
first two published, study them stead
ily and thoroughly during your spare
moments. and then do likewise with the
succeeding seven lessons, one of which
will appear weekly, and it is quite likely
that at the end of the course you will 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 il will conduct
at the termination of the play-writing
course. Read the details thoroughly,
then become a pupil in the Free Course
in Photoplay writing and later on you
may win one of the three cash prizes
fl5. $40 and S5-which THE EVENING
JOURNAL viii offer for the three best
scenarios.
There unquestionably is a great de.
mand for scenarios. The growth of the
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 70 be fitted to sell
his wares 10 the manufacturers. Now,
read the third lesson today, also study
the films as produced at the moving
picture houses, and 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 n.
The rules of the Scenario Contest
which. IL must be remembered, will not
begin until August IL, are as follows:
J. The three successful scenarios viii
become the property OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Q Each scenario must be accompan
led by ten coupons of ten consecutive
dates one of which will appear on THU
page every Wednesday beginning today
No scenario will be accepted without thu
coupons
- Each contestant must assume
nom dc plume. His or her name and ad
dress must be placed in the left-hanC
corner of the envelope containing th'
scenario which must be accompanied b.,
separate sheet of paper on which must
be the contestants name and address
and the nom dc plume.
A. The scenario must not contain the
. name of the contestant. but only tn,
nom de plume.
8. There will be no limit in the num-
bef of words TO be used in the scenario
but the least the number, the better.
6. Although handwriting will be giver
as much consideration as any Other
form. tvpewriting win be preferred.
Z. An contestants must follow CLOSELY
the ideas 10 be taught in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL Free Course in Photo
play writing.
s. No scenarios can he submitted
until the conclusion Of the Free Cours
in Photo-play writing on August II
1915.
2. Contestants will be given fror
August n. 1918. 10 September 80. l0l,
in which 10 submit their scenarios.
~. All scenarios must be- submitte
~ or before midnight Of Thursday, Sep
tember 30. 1915
III. All letters containing scenario
must he addressed. Scenario Contes
Fditor. THE EVENING JOURNAL
Niimingfor, Delaware.
- T. insure the return of unsu'
cerefui scenarios. the contestants shoul
send rith them the required amount q
postage
- Contest win Be open for al rcaf
ers II THE EVENING JOURNAL
a. Empioyes of THE ENENlS
JOURNAL and members of their fam
Hes viii b. barred from fhe contest.