Rule 13: The simultaneous presentation of two independent feats is permissible when one of them is associated with cumulative effect and the other results in a final surprise.
Read MoreRule 12: A minor conception ordinarily demands the cumulative effect of repetition; a conception important in itself should, usually, create a distinct surprise.
Read MoreRule 11: Always remember that a notable surprise is incapable of repetition; and that the repetition of an effect, of any kind whatever, cannot create surprise.
Read MoreRule 10: Cut your coat according to your cloth, but spare no pains in the cutting, or your procedure cannot be justified.
Read MoreRule 9: Always remember that a plea of justification is, ordinarily, an acknowledgement of error and, consequently, demands every possible reparation.
Read MoreRule 8: Always remember that avoidable defects are incapable of justification.
Read MoreRule 7: Let nothing occur without an apparently substantial cause, and let every potential cause produce some apparently-consequent effect.
Read MoreRule 5: Let every accessory and incidental detail be kept “within the picture” and in harmony with the general impression which is intended to be conveyed.
Read MoreNever produce two simultaneous effects, and let no effect be obscured by any subsidiary distraction
Read MoreRule 3: Avoid complexity of procedure, and never tax either the patience or the memory of an audience.
Read MoreAlways endeavour to form an accurate conception of the point of view most likely to be adopted by a disinterested spectator.
Read MoreNever set aside any accepted rule, unless it be absolutely necessary to do so for some clearly defined reason.
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