Maria!!! A review of silent movies. (They're movies without sound!)

1. Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang. This film used Chiaroscuro lighting, which is where a character or object is lighted, and everything else around it is dark. Metropolis also used high angle shots, to make characters look weak, and low angle shots, to make characters appear powerful.

2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, directed by Robert Wiene. This movie used chiaroscuro lighting as well. Crazy set designs defined this film, and the sets tended to reflect the characters moods.

3. A Trip to the Moon, directed by the Lumiere Brothers. This film used lighting, and set designs.

4. The General, directed by Buster Keaton. This film used slapstick comedy, and tracking shots.

5. Modern Times, directed by Charlie Chaplin. This film used slapstick comedy. Charlie Chaplin, who was also the main character in the film did all of his own stunts.

This is what I thought of yo project!

James and Raquel's Project
Organization: 3
Creativity: 2
Entertainment: 2

Ideas clearly stated, switches between live explanation and video explanation.

Sofia, Daniel, Naheli, and Albert's Project
Organization: 3
Creativity: 3
Entertainment: 3

Had pictures of actors behind them.

Angelina and Daniel's Project
Organization: 3
Creativity: 3
Entertainment: 2

Used photobooth to edit picture of set from The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari behind her. Same with Trip To The Moon.

Chaplin Vs. Keaton

One of the major differences between Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton's movies is that Chaplin films mostly on sets, while Keaton films on location. In Our Hospitality by Buster Keaton, Keaton films a scene of him floating down a river, and it was filmed on location. Chaplin didn't use scripts, and he sort of made up the movie as he went along. Keaton, however used a script, and his movies were much more structured than Chaplin's. Both Buster and Keaton, however, do all of their own stunts. Keaton filmed a scene in which he was hanging of of a waterfall, and Chaplin did a scene where he was skating blindfolded by a ledge. They both use special effects. Keaton does a really cool special effect where he goes inside of a movie screen and becomes part of the movie.