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The Story Man Must See Clearly In His Own Mind How Every Piece Of Business Will Be Put Over. He Should Feel Every Expression, Every Reaction. He Get Far Enough From His Story To Take A Second Look At It... To See Whether There Is Any Dead Phase... To See Whether The Personalities Are Going To Be Interesting And Appealing To The Audience. He Should Also Try To See That The Things That His Characters Are Doing Are Of An Interesting Nature.

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The Story Man Must See Clearly In His Own Mind How Every Piece Of Business Will Be Put Over. He Should Feel Every Expression, Every Reaction. He Get Far Enough From His Story To Take A Second Look At It... To See Whether There Is Any Dead Phase... To See Whether The Personalities Are Going To Be Interesting And Appealing To The Audience. He Should Also Try To See That The Things That His Characters Are Doing Are Of An Interesting Nature.

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