# Which characters does Sargent (1916) say go into a photoplay cast list, in what divisions and order, and how is the list laid out?

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Sargent (Ch. XXIX paras 1-5, 17) says the cast list tells the director who will be needed and who they are. It is in three parts: principals, bits and extras, with even a one-scene letter carrier or policeman listed. Bits carry the scene numbers where they appear so the director can double parts; extras are given as approximate numbers. The cast follows the synopsis in the manuscript but is written after the action, by keeping a running list and scene numbers. Layout: names start at the ten space and the three division words are underscored at the five space. The printed cast example is a specimen with OCR defects.

Sargent (Ch. XXIX paras 1-5, 17) says the cast list tells the director who will be needed and who they are. It is in three parts: principals, bits and extras, with even a one-scene letter carrier or policeman listed. Bits carry the scene numbers where they appear so the director can double parts; extras are given as approximate numbers. The cast follows the synopsis in the manuscript but is written after the action, by keeping a running list and scene numbers. Layout: names start at the ten space and the three division words are underscored at the five space. The printed cast example is a specimen with OCR defects.

Curator qualifications: Cast list structure (principals/bits/extras, scene numbers, layout) verified.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt",
      "note": "sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate; sar.flat regex spot checks"
    }
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```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Sargent (Ch. XXIX paras 1-5, 17) says the cast list tells the director who will be needed and who they are. It is in three parts: principals, bits and extras, with even a one-scene letter carrier or policeman listed. Bits carry the scene numbers where they appear so the director can double parts; extras are given as approximate numbers. The cast follows the synopsis in the manuscript but is written after the action, by keeping a running list and scene numbers. Layout: names start at the ten space and the three division words are underscored at the five space. The printed cast example is a specimen with OCR defects. · locator: sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate; sar.flat regex spot checks · source: https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt

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