The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-02

works. They also could be used as
Heat. There is but one way to sol
Think could find a place in some ST.
! Your letter interests me. / often have
considered the wonderful things the
notion picture has accomplished, the
POSSIBILITIES ii affords in preserving Tor
hk vyoming generation the numberless
Events, Works and things OF interest
nd value. However. l had never real /
E " considered the picture in the light
lou mention-rather l have never CIV
Ia it serious thought | am sure you
Hould enter the profession and as your
zester evidences you are vitality inter-
zsteGa and ambitious in this move !
m d6ubly sure you would succeed. Con-
built some of the heads of Memphis
snotion picture enterprises or managers
III the film exchanges which | under
ktand are located here. | am sure
they will give you pointers and ad-
Panies My experience in the develop
ing part of the film industry is nat
zlrally not so great as other depart
znents but camermen and those as
#ociated directly with the making OF
4 he films are, as rule, fine chaps.
My sincerest hope that your idea takes
iefinite form and you succeed.
Dear Miss Caprice have written
$everal short stories which have ap-
pave a fling, SO to speak, at scenario
Nriting Explain the difference be.
tween the two, please, and should
submit manuscript In the form y Is
bent to publishers? WRITER.
To answer your question fully would
Require columns The technique of
story writing is as different as tropi-
Pal and arctic weather. When a seen
nario editor decides that certain now
or story is suited for screen produc-
Jon he generally buys the rights and
Burns it over to continuity writer to
re put in picture manuscript form.
Many. many changes are made. Make
H study of pictures first, get the idea
Wf continuity and then submit to some
sta hlished company typed scenes which |
ievelop your story.
Dear Miss June--ls ii proper for one
b applaud when bit of acting In
Epicture Is such as would merit hand
Mapping we're the actor on the speak
Hng stage? PUZZLED.
I Don't check your hands at the door
~ "a motion picture theater. Indeed,
IS right and very proper to express
#puf approval of screen artistry by APP
plause. The manager of the legitimate
Hheater can tell in many ways If his
bffering is well met. The stay of the
average picture in one movie house is
cry short. The only way in which the
anager can tell if his patrons like the
HfN1 is by the applause The producer
cts such reports. He then can ascer-
ain which star is gathering or holding
81 following and knows what the public
Desires. We know then how the public
#akes our ,endeavors. BY all means use
Eour hands.
Dear Miss Caprice-Have you ever
kong have you been In the movies and
how did you enter the profession?
My work until the present tour has
E6een confined solely to pictures.
pave been in pictures four years.
EhaVe found out in the last few days
hat it takes lots and lots of nerve to
ftep out in front of a theater crowded
with people. There is a chilly little
Feeling that makes me feel-Oh, it
Rnakes me feel like l am nothing at all
Ihnd so helpless. entered the movies
profession. Hard work. strenuous study
Rhd many, many disappointments were
encountered before | was finally starred
Miss caprice-Does the field for pho
koplay writer's warrant one who has
Hever attempted such, having a try?
If all the contributions the various
producing companies received in one
knonth were bundled into one bale
liaresay the most expert traffic man
1 n the railroad business would tear his
E1air if requested to move it. l am GO
ing TO tell you u little story / heard
pnly recently when visiting our New
York business office. The office boy
Uniformed the scenario editor that a
Strike had been called by the printers.
Whereupon the editor asked why he
should be worried and received the re-
ply: What are we going to do when
his next 5000 rejection slips run out?
However, one can never succeed in any
venture without try.
Betty--Of course, we see all pictures
I'm which we are east. The film is first
run in the projection room at the studio
HRnd generally officers of the company
( thf production is feature one, are
present in addition to the director, the
artists eameramen title writer's and
others who aided in its makeup, not to
Say the advertising force, Quite true,>
there Is a thrill when one first sees
pne's self on the screen. ] yet expert
EPnce these and especially so when | am
confident / have exercised my best abil-
Rty in certain scene.
Louise-Child, / am going to call
you that for the tone of your letter
and your handwriting tells me | am
Hight--the movie folk are as home-lov-
ing, quiet and wholly a respectable
alass as you will find anywhere. The
Epublc is fast learning that people Of
the stage and screen are not those who
Dive wholly for the might life in gay
Ecabarets and have breakfast in bed at
moon. Mayhap there are II few but
do not judge all picture artists by the
Exceptions who are present in this pro-
zfession' as in every other line of en-
jdeavor. o..
Jimmie R.--For your benefit I am
sgoing TO repeat an answer gave Thurs
imovies is by long and tedious labor.
Iii is difficult and in many times there