The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-05
~ JOSEPH =. POLAND.
fos che staff 81 J. Parker Read, Jrs
A8thor es tha screen Adoption OF
"A Thousand q One" ard
Other Hobmrs Bos~orth
Nahi0laa.l

aa many questions are being asked
about synopsis ita form and contents,
An ahm Jonrnal-I Parker Head, drs
AZ COO scenario prise contest that 4
ave bren asked 20 write q separate
avtirio on this subject. Since many
romteat ulsafoplaYa win be submitted
A. syropsis form. Il i an ali-impor-
tnut topic.
Firat iet us define synopsis
a motion pietnfs synopsis - sum
49, or outline. ~ narrative FORM
az ne events ana incidents that cem-
orisa the story reu wish g. tel
me language 81 the synopsis should
IA clear and simple. with no Towers
40 speech. Tel youF story briefly,
without wasting words but DO NOT
sacrifiee clarity - leaving olt details
which are important Either the past
or prnaenf tense may BE- used. hut tho
srcsenf tense b. preferable. - q sus-
,reaia action more vl3iaig
~ Illustrate some ~ these points
watb a concrete example LEI ua start
a svnopwt. II the present tense. taking
4 fogtbcot4lnR Hobart npaVor'h pro-
auction. "A Thousand 20 One - tho
raam IN point. THE present tense -
used. thmas
swhen our story "Opens. william
Mnwfhman. i prominent rlahman, nuH-
Ineam man and apnHtamnn nndH hin-
Naff facing disgrace auA impFl#9h-
ment heeauNe lie has INFUSED FUNDS
entfratea Is hlm win these funds
hs mas enmhiea 81 stocks eeRoa CO ht
Ilmmla Muufoe. BIS Intimate nRsoel-
ATE ard eeli eeniuz fhe stocks have
druunad. due Is Hunroe doAAier
croaainr hIm and - e temporarily
without ulaHex 81 replace what De has
Borrowed
Note how he anauinn sentence not
offr lntrs8aens enH Ntafa e. tres tno
faatlHf character hu1 alec iungta ua
inio Gre story onf eat bis the ctr
ruI tfa.ela AID fha nest sentence.
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la 1sa SERVES e. introduce the
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emU Elemhuta s. Stands pro-
ttatn fhat Sc hAa Hat Nst sunk ~
f8W. ai nfmlx RES IS 30 couaider
vhe 4eafsslfan hat The Tact that bis
shUHaee vii econ = discovered too
=, ther eHa Waafue fIeasiehiy clever
WIS of werklnN - eN8naH weak
ntasa bukln % have tAel effect
Noe else ame4n e Incident and
chm .erl atIaa taae eaHteincd Boo
trf ono shcit uaraE ~ The R'rl
ia Introduced fhs Circumstance cuu-
corning hsf arrived afe made clear.
and we begin d eee the end 20 che
nls part ~ the story ohflrve fur-
Their chat No converse ion e necessary
rs ehaw what NuHrae #fgs g. Ncw
lands. ~ what Nawla naa replies.
That BE- what We NEAR whom We adj
xfre annfeur writer's rot e. ten as
" nat characters SAY. bat % teli un
what they d.
M the above paragraph hae at
tempted - snow thu exact wuraH used
49, the Two men II would o. three
times Ila present length. end ser would
mnt ~ 4 blt clearer
Tomorrow Joseph Poland viii ten
how A. inject comedy relief into The
scenario.
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