In our current age, silent films are considered to be a form of entertainment that are for a unique type of audiences. If one was to compare the popularity of silent films between two different time periods, say the early 1900s and the 2000s, they would be able to instantly conclude that silent films are no longer popular among people. When it comes to silent films in 2018, many people believe that they are a waste of time to watch. Despite the fact that many people don't like watching silent films since they lack the presence of sound, many have come to believe that silent films are too old-fashioned, too theatrical, and just plain old boring to watch when they're compared to the new movies being released on a weekly basis. Although many people …show more content…
By mimicking Leroux's words, Julian Rupert directed a film that tells the story of the mysterious, masked, and deformed Phantom who lives and lurks inside the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House in the 1890s. In addition, Rupert conveys the story of young Christine Daaé, a rising opera singer who learns that both her secret admirer and teacher of music is the mysterious Phantom. Through acts of mayhem and murder, the Phantom intends to win Christine’s love, while at the same time, secure her the leading vocalist spot at the Opera House. However, the Phantom’s love story takes a turn when Christine vows to flee Paris with her true love, Raoul de Chagny, in order to escape the Phantom’s hold. Once the Phantom learns of these plans, on the night in which they are supposed to be acted upon, he takes Christine captive, holds her as prisoner, and demands her to accept his love. In order to save his love from her kidnapper, Raoul sets off on a rescue mission. Although it's not an easy task, Raoul puts an end to the Phantom's plans and rescues …show more content…
Since there are a limited amount of inter-titles in the film, one must constantly and carefully examine the expressions of the actors. Although there were times in which the acting seemed like it was a little bit over dramatic, especially after Christine ripped off the Phantom’s mask, and she stumbled all over the ground like a drunk person, but, it told the story. If there were no facial expressions and/or gestures in this movie, one would absolutely be confused. In addition, the imagery in the movie allowed the audience to feel like they were in the Paris Open House and sewers beneath. From the creepy and eerie coffin in the Phantom’s bedroom to the dazzling and enormous chandelier in the heart of the Opera House imagery played a huge role in this production. In addition, filmmakers tinted the masquerade ball scene (the only colored scene in the film) to hint of the great celebration taking place and the steady, but fastly approaching climax. Furthermore, filmmakers used music to play to the audience's emotions and to give them a sense of what was happening during the scenes. For example, an orchestra would play soft and slow beats of music to express sadness, like when Christine told Raoul she could never see him again, and fast, deep beats of music, like when the Phantom showed up at the masquerade ball and later when the dead body of Joseph Bouquet is
At the beginning and the ending of the production, these were the scenes that made the audience feel as if they were in the show and watching it themselves. The “freaks” were in their cages or in the aisle ways. The round lights that hung from the ceiling in the theatre gave the feel of actually seeing a freak show. The set design definitely added to the theme. Daisy and Violet were apart of the side show
Many Americans enjoyed the new films because they provided joy and laughter after the recent war. Most of the films during this time were silent with some background music like a piano accompanying them, but it wasn’t until 1923 when the first movie with an actual soundtrack was produced (“1920s films”). Movie ticket sales went from 50 weekly in 1920 to 90 million weekly in 1929 (“digital history”). New movies were coming out and each was more advanced than the last with new movie stars and ideas influencing the fashion and culture of America. The American people became obsessed with movies and attending the theater became a regular weekend thing to do (Hanson).
There also was an increase in money spent on leisure activities, and there were new styles of music and dance within films and during everyday life. From 1920-1929 weekly movie attendance increased by over forty million people (Sagert xiv). The increase in movie attendance was directly correlated with the invention of sound for films. The transition to sound-on-film technology occurred mid-decade with the talkies developed in 1926-1927. Throughout most of the decade, silent films were the predominant product of the film industry.
Bruce Joel Rubin’s “Ghost the Musical” was performed at American High School, by the American High School Performing Arts department, directed by Troy River. The cast presented an incredible performance that made the audience instantly fall in love with Molly and Sam. Richard Wong whom conducted the orchestra uplifted the music of each scene. The remarkable acting of the cast along with the many special effects was an incredible way to bring the script to life. “Ghost the Musical” takes place in modern day New York City and is a story of the strength of love between the main characters Molly (Natalie Dunn) and Sam (Marcus Bautista).
That doesn 't even go to Peter O 'Toole, but rather Liev Schreiber. Who does a fantastic job and simply nails it. Phantoms is part of a personal stable of horror films that always get dragged out when I watch to watch a film, but wont be able to give it my
Throughout the career of writer and director Jim Sheridan, there has been a significant change to not only Irish-made films but those directed by Irish individuals as well. Sheridan has attempted to maintain a realistic balance of both local and global expectations of “Irish Films.” Mr. Sheridan has helped move Ireland away from the many stereotypes found in films about or even set in the country. One of the lasting films in Ireland was director John Ford’s The Quiet Man.
Because it was a musical, the sound effects had to be perfect in order for a good preformance, and that it was. The preformers used approbnbpiate microphones for the various scenes; vintage microphones for the 1940s and 1950s songs and scenes from that time period theater preformances for example. The sound was not as crisp during these scenses, bringing the viewer into the world and time period of the song. Like from the video, this was very subtle and I would not have noticed had the lady next to me not pointed it out. The next element were the light schemes.
The Story has a man daydreaming in his car, while the movie has a man going on a worldwide quest for a negative photo. This intrigues the audiences with a feel for adventure. The movie also Introduces the love interest of Walter, Cheryl. This adds the extra suspense in the movie. This is because the audience doesn't get to know if they get together.
The 1920's was largely dominated by silent movies Silent movies were also invented and then eventually introduced into sociaty . They were indeed well known due to its form of entertainment. Early silent movies provided a large amount of entertainment value to asudicence everywhere as it was often accompanied by live piano or other types of organic music. It wasn't until the 1923 that sound was characterised within movies. The introduction of Technicolour made movies more entertaining and also very memorable.
The stage design gives the impression of the characters being in two separate rooms, the positioning of blocks and pillars helps again to demonstrate this. This intricate attention to detail enables the performance to be compared so similarly to the movie adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, although the ‘big screen’ enables more room for a fast change in setting and shots, Rourke does a phenomenal job trying to create this illusion which works so brilliantly. The night before the wedding or you could refer to it as the ‘stag and hen do’ was an unexpected twist that the audience definitely did not see coming. Again, the revolving stage was used to represent the divide between the women and the men and to compensate for the lack of space that the stage could carry.
He is shown to be communicating mostly with the dead peoples and also, he is sandwiched between reality and fiction too. Even though this movie belongs to the horror genre and suspicious drama, it has kept its screenplay with in the boundary and limitations. Cole, who is a major child character in the film is the center of attraction for the viewer's due to his both intelligence and innocent portrayal in the movie. A camera work during the (50:38 minutes) of the movie where
It can be said the film start with a new style in this field. The orchestral tone is not only broad complex, the sound effects have great boldness, and the music start with strongly compact speed and explosive force, so that both the exciting science fiction music movie and action film music is full of these black colors. The whole film music development based overture describing the action and suspense, gradually the variations become the later tracks in the strange sound. The strong various percussion instruments burst out of the high energy music and bizarre sound effects, the transmission of a peculiar type of future science and technology hallucinations. In addition, the use of the color is also very vocal.
While both films are considered to be the best of Buster Keaton’s body of work in the silent film genre. The General and Steamboat Bill Jr. have slight contrasts in their lighting. The cameras themselves, as well as the techniques and lighting effects, show the small gap in time between their release dates. Considering the films short span of time between the films’ respective completions, it comes as no surprise to find miniscule variance in the use of color, hard key lighting, and diffusion despite the fact the films treat the same subject.
Silent movies were almost always accompanied by music, from a multipieced pit orchestra to a single piano or even a guitar. This is why silent film audiences seemed perfectly happy with silent movies. There was also technological difficulty of matching sound with visuals so that everyone in the audience could hear. The problems were synchronisation and amplification. A vitaphone was something that produced the first commercially viable sound system.
12 Angry Men, although produced in the late fifties still offers a great slate for any viewer. The special effects and quality can easily be guessed by the black and white silhouettes of the film. The intensifying conflict of this film easily overshadows the lacking up to date criteria expected from a film. Many viewers expect a well-developed plot and characters with an accompanying use of special effects and coherent scenes. This courthouse drama has assigned twelve men to juror duty which will make this murder case mystifying by involving the viewers in the underlying theme of prejudice in the film.