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PICTORIAL BEAUTY ON THE SCREEN
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS
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MACMILLAN & CO., Limited
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THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
TORONTO
PICTORIAL BEAUTY
ON THE SCREEN
BY
VICTOR OSCAR FREEBURG, Ph.D.
AUTHOR OF “THE ART OF PHOTOPLAY MAKING,” AND
“DISGUISE PLOTS IN ELIZABETHAN DRAMA.”
WITH A PREFATORY NOTE
By Rex Ingram
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1923
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Copyright, 1923,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1923.
To
JAMES CRUZE
Because the Various Types of Pictorial BeautyDescribed in this Book May Be Seen RichlyBlended with Epic Narrative and Stirring Dramain “The Covered Wagon,” a Cinema CompositionThat Will Live
PREFATORY NOTE
By Rex Ingram, Director of the “Four Horsemen ofthe Apocalypse,” “Scaramouche,” etc., etc.
In this volume Dr. Freeburg contends that in orderto be classified among the Arts, the Cinema must becomesomething more than a series of clear photographsof things in motion.
In other words, a motion picture must be composedof scenes that have certain pictorial qualifications,such as form, composition, and a proper distributionof light and shade.
It is chiefly according to the degree in which thesequalities are present in a picture, that it can registerthe full effectiveness of its drama, characterizationsand atmosphere.
Dr. Freeburg handles his subject clearly and comprehensively,and I know that the majority who readthis book will gain a great deal more enjoyment thanp