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What do 'clearness', 'emphasis' and 'movement' mean in Baker (1919, Ch. VI), what techniques does he prescribe for each, which failures does he name, and how does he suggest checking them?

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Baker (1919, Ch. VI) treats three qualities of arranging material within acts. Clearness: at the opening the audience must learn who the people are, where and when they are, and the present and past relations that cause the story, through exposition devices that are clear, natural, interesting in themselves and swift. Emphasis: whatever is prominent by repetition, elaborate treatment, position or striking illustration shapes meaning, so the author must know the intended total effect, plant what must matter later, and watch beginnings and endings, which emphasise unintentionally. Movement: it rests on clearness, right emphasis and suspense, with climax as the point of strongest emotion; he names failures (runaway emphasis, mixed form, stage waits, tacked-on last acts, foreseen or mis-sited climaxes). His tests are read-aloud to intelligent hearers, revision after performance, a type-name substitution check, and two place/time questions. These are 1919 stage norms with no measured eva...

Baker (1919, Ch. VI) treats three qualities of arranging material within acts. Clearness: at the opening the audience must learn who the people are, where and when they are, and the present and past relations that cause the story, through exposition devices that are clear, natural, interesting in themselves and swift. Emphasis: whatever is prominent by repetition, elaborate treatment, position or striking illustration shapes meaning, so the author must know the intended total effect, plant what must matter later, and watch beginnings and endings, which emphasise unintentionally. Movement: it rests on clearness, right emphasis and suspense, with climax as the point of strongest emotion; he names failures (runaway emphasis, mixed form, stage waits, tacked-on last acts, foreseen or mis-sited climaxes). His tests are read-aloud to intelligent hearers, revision after performance, a type-name substitution check, and two place/time questions. These are 1919 stage norms with no measured evaluation. Curator qualifications: Clearness/emphasis/movement definitions and named failures located; checks are human-audience checks. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  • [sourced_fact] Baker (1919, Ch. VI) treats three qualities of arranging material within acts. Clearness: at the opening the audience must learn who the people are, where and when they are, and the present and past relations that cause the story, through exposition devices that are clear, natural, interesting in themselves and swift. Emphasis: whatever is prominent by repetition, elaborate treatment, position or striking illustration shapes meaning, so the author must know the intended total effect, plant what must matter later, and watch beginnings and endings, which emphasise unintentionally. Movement: it rests on clearness, right emphasis and suspense, with climax as the point of strongest emotion; he names failures (runaway emphasis, mixed form, stage waits, tacked-on last acts, foreseen or mis-sited climaxes). His tests are read-aloud to intelligent hearers, revision after performance, a type-name substitution check, and two place/time questions. These are 1919 stage norms with no measured evaluation. · locator: Baker Ch. VI source

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