Silent movie research For Rob's Drama Lesson
What time period are we looking at for the world of silent movies?
The time period we are looking for in the world of silent movies began around the pre 20's with the greatest films showing but actually in a matter of fact they really showed the first glimpse of films around roughly 1891 which were shown or produced without any sound. But the last ones were not shown or released until 1931 even though they ended actually at the end of the 1920 period which they expected was going to end then but stayed a bit longer.
What were the biggest films of that period and why do you think they were so successful?
Some of the greatest films of the period included silent movies such as City lights , sunrise, Nosferatus, The Gold Rush, The Lodger, The General, The artist and many more. The reason the films were so successful was because the people who played the roles of those characters played them in an entertaining and funny way and made their use of gestures big and over exaggerated so they look good on the big screens for the audience watching. They also had the music go in sink with what they are doing when jumping of walls or houses or doing other dangerous things to bring more tension to the film and make the audience feel more emotion and get more hits or popular in the box office and divert audience attention from their own misery because they lived in hard times.
Who were some of the biggest stars in that period?
Who the old man is reffering too when he says ''Master is coming'' is?
He is first of all reffering to Orlak who is hiding under the bed when he say ''Master is Coming'' to warn people of the danger they are yet to face, becuase the first thing that happens is the ship approaches in the harbour and the old man gets on the chair searching out the window and sees the ship stop but before it stops and as it arrives the Vampire comes from under the bed back from the dead ready to suck his next victims blood and is giggling away with this eary look in his eyes giving away or the audience what to excpect or what is to come next. Then the Captain walks in the house smoking on a pipe and after that the old man comes down first saying ''The master is coming '' and then attacks the captain by jumping onto his back and knocks him over and the Captain is puzzled as he thinks he is bad but in actual matter of fact he is not the bady. But on the screen it reads later That Norferatus was travelling by ship with the earth-filled coffins. I then goes on to saying I discovered that to preserve their diabolic power, Vampires must sleep during the day in the same unhallowed ground in which they had been buried. He would also mice alive in coffins which means that maybe by day he sleeps in the coffin and by night he travels with the Captain on the ships and has a way of tricking the old man in thinking he is a normal person when actually he is a Vampire who ends up killing people by sucking their blood but the only things that scare him are Garlic and Sunlight during the day.
Why would the Audience have been frightened by this?
The audience would have been frigtened by this because they would have not expected what was coming at them next the only thing that would prepare them for what was going to happen next was the music depending on the tempo of it (fast or slow) or the pitch/ tone (quiet or loud) throughout the wholew silent movie in those days but know the films are more frightening and have a different impact on the audience as we have more technology which records better sound quality and special
digital effects.
What aspects of your films have been influenced by your study of silent movies?
The aspects of our film that have been influenced by our study of silent moves are for example a bit of Charlie Chaplin in his features and character to give us an idea in how are characters would behave or look like when we film our one. Maybe also buster keaton and Harlod Lloyd in the way they move or the energy or comedyic side they bring to influence mostly Femis ange like side and the others negative or scary side and my side and how i would react to the characters in our movie in a scared and innocent way and a bit more comedy way also.
Characters that influenced me or our Group and were very well known for silent movie acting in that era:
Who were some of the biggest stars in that period?
Greta Garbo was one of the biggest stars because the film had been inspired by real-life lovers. She had became much more successful when her first sound film was announced In public places “Garbo talks!”. She produced a film in Sweden and a second one in Germany before arriving in Hollywood. The cameras loved her a lot and she produced 10 silent films in five years.
Another popular star in that period was Charlie Chaplin who became one of the biggest stars because he had turned into a music hall star after his overnight success 1914. Becoming one of the most inventive director stars in Hollywood. But most of all his tramp personality , bowler hat, baggy trousers, outsize boots, moustache, funny walk and the rest made him the most famous man who ever lived and of course to mention one of the richest of that decade or even era. After making a number of shorts, he produced feature films in his own studio, most famously films known as The Kid, The Gold Rush and City Lights, but most of all was the only film-maker able to ignore the coming of sound. A amazing person or actor as he’s among the greatest artists in history of that period.
Another important character or actor I have to mention most certainly is Harold Lloyd who was one of the biggest stars because he entered films when he was a teenager at the fun factories which was run by Hal Roach and Mack Sennett. In 1917 invented a screen persona that lasted him for a while. His personality was slightly naïf middle-class and a go-getter wearing a suit, tie, boater and horn-rimmed glasses. He owned the things he produced and became rich because of it. In his best, most famous movie, the magnificent Safety Last (1923), he plays an accident-prone small-town boy in New York.
Now the very last character I will mention is Buster Keaton who was another one of the biggest stars in silent films because on stage from the age of three Joseph Frank Keaton was the youngest, most cinematically inventive and endearing of Hollywood. He produced three of the greatest silent comics and the only one to experience post-stardom obscurity. His films were discovered by many people and his reputation had been restored in the 1960s.From then onwards Buster was the determined and dedicated. His finest films or the best ones he produced were The Play House (1921), Sherlock Jr (1924) and the railroad epic The General (1926).
what socially was taking place around the world at that time and did it have any significance on the film industry? (1920's)
What took place socially around the world at that time (1920's) was The Great Depression and the Walls Street Crash and the significance or affect it had on the film industry in that time was The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to the early 1940s which meant it was hard for them to film in studios as they had no money to pay the firm or even actresses/actors which meant they were not able to become rich and become successful and live a positive life in the film industry, but most of all meant it affected the cinemas as the box offices did not get the amount of profit they needed to show the films publicly on the big screens and that they had to close or shut down when the wall street crash hit big stock markets or firms which was a severe economic downturn caused by an overly-confident, over-extended stock market and a drought that struck the South. In an attempt to end the Great Depression, the U.S. government took direct action straight away to help the economy. Despite this help, the Great Depression finally ended with the increased help needed for World War II.
But the problem with the Wall Street Crash was after nearly a long period of happiness in the USA it was thrown into problems on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929.It was the day the stock market crashed and the official beginning of the Great Depression had started. Which was causing problems as stock prices plummeted with no hope of recovery and led to a panic strucking. Masses and masses of people tried to sell their stock but no one was ever going to buy them and they were left with no hope or even thoughts of what the future would look like ahead of them.The stock market, which had appeared to be the easiest way to become rich, quickly became the path to bankruptcy.
The Stock Market Crash were just the beginning. Since many banks had also invested large portions of their savings in the stock market, these banks were forced to close when the stock market crashed.
Another popular star in that period was Charlie Chaplin who became one of the biggest stars because he had turned into a music hall star after his overnight success 1914. Becoming one of the most inventive director stars in Hollywood. But most of all his tramp personality , bowler hat, baggy trousers, outsize boots, moustache, funny walk and the rest made him the most famous man who ever lived and of course to mention one of the richest of that decade or even era. After making a number of shorts, he produced feature films in his own studio, most famously films known as The Kid, The Gold Rush and City Lights, but most of all was the only film-maker able to ignore the coming of sound. A amazing person or actor as he’s among the greatest artists in history of that period.
Another important character or actor I have to mention most certainly is Harold Lloyd who was one of the biggest stars because he entered films when he was a teenager at the fun factories which was run by Hal Roach and Mack Sennett. In 1917 invented a screen persona that lasted him for a while. His personality was slightly naïf middle-class and a go-getter wearing a suit, tie, boater and horn-rimmed glasses. He owned the things he produced and became rich because of it. In his best, most famous movie, the magnificent Safety Last (1923), he plays an accident-prone small-town boy in New York.
Now the very last character I will mention is Buster Keaton who was another one of the biggest stars in silent films because on stage from the age of three Joseph Frank Keaton was the youngest, most cinematically inventive and endearing of Hollywood. He produced three of the greatest silent comics and the only one to experience post-stardom obscurity. His films were discovered by many people and his reputation had been restored in the 1960s.From then onwards Buster was the determined and dedicated. His finest films or the best ones he produced were The Play House (1921), Sherlock Jr (1924) and the railroad epic The General (1926).
what socially was taking place around the world at that time and did it have any significance on the film industry? (1920's)
What took place socially around the world at that time (1920's) was The Great Depression and the Walls Street Crash and the significance or affect it had on the film industry in that time was The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to the early 1940s which meant it was hard for them to film in studios as they had no money to pay the firm or even actresses/actors which meant they were not able to become rich and become successful and live a positive life in the film industry, but most of all meant it affected the cinemas as the box offices did not get the amount of profit they needed to show the films publicly on the big screens and that they had to close or shut down when the wall street crash hit big stock markets or firms which was a severe economic downturn caused by an overly-confident, over-extended stock market and a drought that struck the South. In an attempt to end the Great Depression, the U.S. government took direct action straight away to help the economy. Despite this help, the Great Depression finally ended with the increased help needed for World War II.
But the problem with the Wall Street Crash was after nearly a long period of happiness in the USA it was thrown into problems on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929.It was the day the stock market crashed and the official beginning of the Great Depression had started. Which was causing problems as stock prices plummeted with no hope of recovery and led to a panic strucking. Masses and masses of people tried to sell their stock but no one was ever going to buy them and they were left with no hope or even thoughts of what the future would look like ahead of them.The stock market, which had appeared to be the easiest way to become rich, quickly became the path to bankruptcy.
The Stock Market Crash were just the beginning. Since many banks had also invested large portions of their savings in the stock market, these banks were forced to close when the stock market crashed.
Who directed Nosferatu? The person who directed Nosferatu was a man named F.W. Murnau. The people who starred in the film and who played which roles were? Max Schrek (Count Orlok), Greta Schroder (Ellen Hutter), Gustav Von Wangenheim (Jonathan Harker), Alexander Granach (Renfeild), Ruth Landshoff (Annie), Georg H. Schnell (Harding), Wolfgang Heinz (Zweiter Kapitan), John Gottowt (Professor Bulwer), Max Nemetz (Kapitan Der Demeter), Gustav Botz (Proffesor Sievers).
What was the it Based on?
Norferatus was purely based on a character from a film who was a Vampire called by the name of Count Orlok who shows a true interest in a new person in the area and a estate agents Hutter's wife. The silent Movie is a classic based on the True story ''Dracula''. Another thing i want to add is the plot is based on the novel Dracula, but it takes a lot of risks because the filmmakers didn't have the license to make the film. It's about a clerk named Thomas Hutter, who goes to Orlok's castle, and, blind as he is Orlok's obviously a vampire, even though he just read a book about it. Hutter accidentely sells a house to Orlok, who then goes to the city of Wisborg and without anyone noticing ends up going on a killing spree. He dies slightly later on in the film when he is feeding of the blood of a pretty woman. Distracted as he is, he doesn't notice the rising sun and vanishes in a cloud of smoke.
The movie is mostly known for the haunting atmosphere, and Orlok's presence was always frightening, even if you can only see his shadow.
What was the it Based on?
Norferatus was purely based on a character from a film who was a Vampire called by the name of Count Orlok who shows a true interest in a new person in the area and a estate agents Hutter's wife. The silent Movie is a classic based on the True story ''Dracula''. Another thing i want to add is the plot is based on the novel Dracula, but it takes a lot of risks because the filmmakers didn't have the license to make the film. It's about a clerk named Thomas Hutter, who goes to Orlok's castle, and, blind as he is Orlok's obviously a vampire, even though he just read a book about it. Hutter accidentely sells a house to Orlok, who then goes to the city of Wisborg and without anyone noticing ends up going on a killing spree. He dies slightly later on in the film when he is feeding of the blood of a pretty woman. Distracted as he is, he doesn't notice the rising sun and vanishes in a cloud of smoke.
The movie is mostly known for the haunting atmosphere, and Orlok's presence was always frightening, even if you can only see his shadow.
Who the old man is reffering too when he says ''Master is coming'' is?
He is first of all reffering to Orlak who is hiding under the bed when he say ''Master is Coming'' to warn people of the danger they are yet to face, becuase the first thing that happens is the ship approaches in the harbour and the old man gets on the chair searching out the window and sees the ship stop but before it stops and as it arrives the Vampire comes from under the bed back from the dead ready to suck his next victims blood and is giggling away with this eary look in his eyes giving away or the audience what to excpect or what is to come next. Then the Captain walks in the house smoking on a pipe and after that the old man comes down first saying ''The master is coming '' and then attacks the captain by jumping onto his back and knocks him over and the Captain is puzzled as he thinks he is bad but in actual matter of fact he is not the bady. But on the screen it reads later That Norferatus was travelling by ship with the earth-filled coffins. I then goes on to saying I discovered that to preserve their diabolic power, Vampires must sleep during the day in the same unhallowed ground in which they had been buried. He would also mice alive in coffins which means that maybe by day he sleeps in the coffin and by night he travels with the Captain on the ships and has a way of tricking the old man in thinking he is a normal person when actually he is a Vampire who ends up killing people by sucking their blood but the only things that scare him are Garlic and Sunlight during the day.
Why would the Audience have been frightened by this?
The audience would have been frigtened by this because they would have not expected what was coming at them next the only thing that would prepare them for what was going to happen next was the music depending on the tempo of it (fast or slow) or the pitch/ tone (quiet or loud) throughout the wholew silent movie in those days but know the films are more frightening and have a different impact on the audience as we have more technology which records better sound quality and special
digital effects.
What aspects of your films have been influenced by your study of silent movies?
The aspects of our film that have been influenced by our study of silent moves are for example a bit of Charlie Chaplin in his features and character to give us an idea in how are characters would behave or look like when we film our one. Maybe also buster keaton and Harlod Lloyd in the way they move or the energy or comedyic side they bring to influence mostly Femis ange like side and the others negative or scary side and my side and how i would react to the characters in our movie in a scared and innocent way and a bit more comedy way also.
Characters that influenced me or our Group and were very well known for silent movie acting in that era:
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| Buster Keaton waiting at a store |
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| Harold Llyod hanging from a clock |
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