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- 'Introduction to the Photoplay: A Course in Photoplay Appreciation Offered by the University of Southern California USC ...
- Excerpts from USC lecture: "Scientific Foundations."
- 'Early History." Blackton discusses early technical developments, his association with Edison, his formation of Vitagra...
- 'Growth and Development." Gives a detailed first-hand description of the making of Birth of a Nation, and outlines the ...
- 'Pictorial Beauty in the Photoplay." The art director looks for opportunities to create "interesting compositions ... a...
- 'The Modern Photoplay." Discusses the concept of entertainment and privileges performance over narrative logic. Emphas...
- 'The Photoplay with Sound and Voice." Looks back over the introduction of sound, from the perspective of 1929. Emphasi...
- 'The Story." Discussion of adaptations vs. original stories; detailed description of the evolution of a screenplay incl...
- 'The Theory of the Silent Motion Picture." Comments on increasing emphasis on psychology and characterization. Also in...
- 'Commercial Requirements." Commercial considerations that enter into script selection and the production process as a w...
- 'The Actor's Art." This is as much about stage acting as screen acting. Includes comment on the fact that sound motion...
- 'The Control of the Screen." Useful summary of different kinds of censorship obtaining to contemporary motion pictures:...
- 'The Future of the Photoplay." Talks about specific technical problems to be confronted in directing talkies, then drif...
- 'The Principles of Criticism." Emphasizes the commercial nature of reviewing. Includes discussion of importance of "art...
- Transcript of lecture "The Photoplay and Aesthetic Culture of the World".: "The great field for aesthetic culture in the...
- Transcript of lecture "The Social Utility of the Photoplay".