In Chatty Vein
| EXTRAS SHOULD POSSESS i FUND OF SUITABLE TALK FOR ODD FILM MOMENTS
SCRAPS OF CONVERSATION “In talking pictures, ‘extra’ players are often called upon to speak extemporaneously,” says Jesef von Sternberg, the successful director. “It is necessary for those who intend entering the film world to acquire a conversational ability.” “Every production has scenes in which scraps of conversation are recorded. In most instances these are not meant to be picked up in their entirety. But such words as the microphone does record above the general buzz of voices must be intelligent parts of conversation, and not words irrelevant to the situation.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 750, 24 August 1929, Page 27
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105In Chatty Vein Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 750, 24 August 1929, Page 27
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