Silent film

differences with The Artist a silent and black-and-white film, while Vertigo utilizes color and sound to complement the actions of the actors. While The Artist takes on the style of a late silent era film, Vertigo is more characteristic of the early new wave films. Due to its silent nature, The Artist necessarily mandates longer intervals between cuts and features more dramatic and emphasized acting, which already contributes to a stylistic difference between the two films. This era difference…

The silent cinema offers a treasure grove for the study of film acting. In the absence of sound, it shows performers constructing their respective characters by only using their bodies, not their voices. For this reason, silent cinema demands maximum expressiveness from actors. Rather than conveying their emotions by means of words, performers of the silent era knew how to express their feelings through gestures and facial expressions in such a manner that their feelings could be easily…

had much to say in our interview and although her mind is pretty sharp she couldn’t remember everything pertaining to one event so she often moved to another event during the interview. In all of 30 minutes and 14 seconds Miss Norma had discussed; silent movies and her experience with her grandfather, she discussed the up rise in radio, and a…

with Charlie Chaplin’s silent films and his talents; not only as a pantomime actor but also as a writer and director. Certainty, his 1931 silent film “City Lights” is a proof of his talent as an actor, writer, chorographer and director (Kamin) . The film gave Chaplin the opportunity to display his creative talents within the silent film industry. Although, Chaplin’s talents are numerous we are going to concentrate on his acting performance in the “City Lights” film. In this film we are able to…

few decades, the film industry exploded with new concepts and ideas being built upon constantly. From the first movies by Thomas Edison, to The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), the techniques,…

while. Movies gave the world a new way to live in the 1920’s. In the 1920’s silent movies were the biggest thing to happen. In spite the fact that they are called silent movies they weren’t always necessarily silent. As said, “Silent Movies were accompanied by music that conveyed the drama and emotion of each scene. The music was played on a piano or an organ”(Alchin). Then it was known when you went to…

Among the numerous great silent film directors, the three that are commonly mentioned surrounding that discussion are Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin. Having seen a greater amount of Charlie Chaplin’s wonderful work than the others, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd most certainly still got my consideration. In spite of every one of the three delivering awesome pieces of visual artwork, they shared some comparable attributes, but they each had unique differences which contributed…

century Native Americans have misrepresented, but I think with this new way of contemporary filmmakers, the Native Americans will have complete creative control over films in their entirety. In past events and even during present day, Native Americans have been one of the most ostracized minority groups in the United States. The film industry has been representing the Native Americans rather unfairly, often forgetting about them entirely or making them a minor character. Before we dive into the…

switched from silent films to talking motion pictures. This transition was hard for some actors and actresses in Hollywood which can be seen throughout this motion picture. Not only is Singin’ in the Rain about the difficulties in transitions but also the romance of the city and fame. This can be seen through how it relates to the Modernistic art movement.…

Rather than wading your way into a story, like most films do, Talk to Her dives right in, plunging you deep before you resurface with any idea of what the film entails. In the opening scene, a red curtain is drawn on two women performing on stage, running between chairs blindly. The scene is nothing short of odd, no characters are identified, neither is a plot. However, this is only the beginning. The film plays a ballgame with your emotions, rendering you forced to think about the complexity of…