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- Title
Screenwriting for the early silent film: forgotten pioneers, 1897-1911.
- Authors
Aziant, Edward
- Abstract
The article focuses on screenwriting in silent American cinema prior to 1911. Early screenwriting can be traced back to pioneering efforts in narrative design. The first scenarios were probably not actual screenplays but rather skeletal outlines used in pre-production design. In 1898, the Biograph studio designated film writing as a separate branch of production, appointing Roy L. McCardell as their first story editor. He was a prolific screenwriter who emerged from and maintained contact with many forms of popular media. At the head of the rise of narrative were the films of Georges Méli&eès and Edwin S. Porter.
- Subjects
UNITED States; FILM scriptwriting; SILENT films; NARRATION; PRE-production of motion pictures; MCCARDELL, Roy L.; SCREENWRITERS; MELIES, Georges, 1861-1938; PORTER, Edwin S., 1870-1941
- Publication
Film History, 1997, Vol 9, Issue 3, p228
- ISSN
0892-2160
- Publication type
Article