According to Phillips (1914, Ch. IV), when may a silent photoplay show a spoken line, in what form, and what restraint does he require?
1914 practice (Phillips): 'dialog' as conversation is out of the photoplay, but a single spoken line may appear as an insert after its utterance or as a caption that voices the next sequence. He requires that it come naturally, bridge a gap, supplement not replace action, and be omitted if the play is better without it. His text contains a timing tension (simultaneous versus follows) and no count or length limit. Earlier rows cite two of its sentences for a staging question (C3-B231-S58-04).
1914 practice (Phillips): 'dialog' as conversation is out of the photoplay, but a single spoken line may appear as an insert after its utterance or as a caption that voices the next sequence. He requires that it come naturally, bridge a gap, supplement not replace action, and be omitted if the play is better without it. His text contains a timing tension (simultaneous versus follows) and no count or length limit. Earlier rows cite two of its sentences for a staging question (C3-B231-S58-04).
Curator qualifications: No conversations; one spoken line allowed.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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