| A NOVELTY IN WRITING New technique for poster writing using boxes and lines. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6751 |
| Catalog #: | 432850 | |
| Clip Number: | 432850-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 167 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Calligraphy | |
| Description: | A NOVELTY IN WRITING New technique for poster writing using boxes and lines. Style of writing for making posters, etc. MCU man draws 2 parallel curved lines on chalkboard, then 2 other lines curving in opposite direction. He divides each set of lines into sections w/ vertical lines. Then, he makes small marks on the black squares and they magically become cool block letters that say "Cinema Theatre". Next he draws 2 straight horizontal lines, divides these vertically, and makes them into "NA2710". Inventor Mr.Rose suggests that this method can be used in reverse as a form of secret writing. CU a bunch of seemingly meaningless horizontal and vertical marks. He draws rows of squares around the marks to make them into letters. The secret message reads "Meet me at the cinema, love, Bill." | |
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