Body Language Of A Silent Film

Silent films first appeared around the 1890s in America. 1 They are films that were without synchronised sound and especially no spoken dialogue. Music was recognised as an important part of film/moving images from the beginning, as it contributed to the atmosphere of the films and allowed the audience to understand and feel the emotions being portrayed. 2 When music was first being combined with moving image pianos, organs and phonographs were the first instruments used to provide the music, and as the popularity of film grew over the years, some of the larger theatres began using orchestras to accompany the film. 3

An example of a talkie is the film, “Bright Eyes.” In 1934, Shirley Temple starred in the film as a young girl who lost her father to a plane crash. The film is a comedy, yet audiences were able to relate to the young girl as she finds her way through custody battles and more (Document 3). This was also the beginning of movie theaters. Movie theaters began to take the streets between 1900-1920, where people would pay between five to seven cents to watch around an hour and a half film (Document 1). There were a variety of ways to watch films, such as drive-in movie theaters. In drive-in movie theaters, the viewer would drive into a lot with a big screen and watch the film from their car. However, these were very popular in the 1950’s as apposed to the roaring twenties (Document 6). By 1920, such men had been replaced by teams of specialists. Another significant change was the relocation of the industry from the east coast of the United States to Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles in southern California. A third important trend was the emergence of several film studios that came to dominate production and distribution during the interwar era. By 1930, the structures and formulae of modern commercial motion pictures had been

Baby talk film had introduced how babies learn to speak. Its conclusion was by surroundings and also by innate ability. And Acquiring the Human Language introduced many different experiments with example sentence. It concluded that Language is learned differently from other knowledge.

Eventually in 1923, sound was introduced to films which lead to even bigger crowds at cinemas. Citizens living in this era viewed the cinema as a sociable and fun place to visit. The public was thrilled about talkies, so once sound films were invented, almost all movie studios converted their films to sound overnight. People would relieve stress by attending the cinema because it was a fun and quick get-away (American Society). Movies gave Americans role models to look up to and try to become based on the characters present in the film. Many young Americans tried to copy what they saw in movies and dreamt about what a different kind of lifestyle could be like. The overall attitude and feelings of Americas was improving because of the lively culture, which the cinemas helped to amplify due to the cinemas being such a social

The theories learned from communications classes can be applied in everyday life. They can especially be applied to films. Films are the outlets of human communication –mimicking life. The film that we will be examining and applying theories to is Spanglish. The film was written and directed by James L. Brooks and was released in December, 2004. The tagline “a comedy with a language all its own,” (IMDb) truly describes the motion picture.

During this time, animation is in a transitional period from the silent films of black and white, to

The transition from silent film to the “talkies” in the mid 1920s transformed the face of the American film industry and of mass entertainment. “Going to the picture show” was a wondrous experience that for 25 cents, gave Americans in large cities an escape from their tedious lives and offered an evening of “crystal chandeliers, marble fountains, gilt inlay and richly upholstered seats” (Miller n.d.). They went to enjoy the “silent” film, which is not an entirely accurate statement considering that all silent films were accompanied by live music, and were therefore not silent at all. Full symphonic orchestras accompanied some silent films, while others had sound effects added by organ, and smaller movie houses used the piano to add sound. Without

Let’s start with the talkies. The terms talkie and talking picture became superfluous, excessive if you will, throughout the 1930’s. As the depression progressed more and more people favored movies with sound. This meant movie companies had to declare whether their movies were silent or sound (wonderfulcinema.com).

One major difference between the two films is that one was produced in color and the other in black and white. This is an important factor to both films because it allows for the film in color to utilize its color to symbolize moods and emotions to the audience. On the other hand, Sherlock Jr. is portrayed in black and white and it forces the film to apply different editing techniques. At the beginning of the film Sherlock Jr. we get an example of graphic continuity. Sherlock Jr. is working by sweeping at the entrance

After the close-up; which appear in a second-minute shot, it goes back to the medium shot to have the same scenery before the close-up. The close-up is interpreted when the director wants to have a better vision for the audience to see the ring that Sherlock Jr gives to the girl. Thus, the audience attentive the importance of the object to the main characters.

It does so because when we cannot clearly communicate through language we are apt to be misunderstood by others or express meaning that is other than we desire. Expression of our thoughts is a complex process and language remains central to clear expression. However, there are different forms of language other than words or voice expression. As one instructor asked of her students, "How do we pass information along without using voices, letters, or numerals" (Language, 2004, p. 11). One answer would be the use of nonverbal language, which is often conveyed through body movements, posture, facial expression and other techniques. Once more, such facets of language are symbolic and differ across diverse cultures. However, when students learn to understand the different and broad meanings of language across cultures even, then they have a better grasp of communicating and receiving communication. All too often, as one educator maintains, "When thinking about what language means, younger children often make connections to oral language or the learning of a foreign language" (Language, 2004, p. 11).

The advent of sound was not seen in a positive light by all, some believed that the introduction of sound would stain the purity of the strictly visual-based medium and even degrade it (Eisenstein, 257). The interest in sound film was thought to have been a fad that the public would soon be over, however like the invention of the cinema itself it was here to stay. The concept of moving-images alone was believed to be an invention without a future, and was initially thought of only as an amusement. However, the majority of these people only criticize what they do not understand, in this situation it is the fear of technological advancement in film. In statements made by Alfred Hitchcock to François Truffaut, he claims “that silent film was the

Nonverbal communication covers all aspects of communication beyond words. It is anything from body gestures to the way words are spoken. The tone, demeanor, hidden meaning behind words, mix that with body language and what is creates in nonverbal communication elements. Even clothes and personal appearance can send a nonverbal message. Nonverbal communication accounts for nearly 65-93% communication means (Wood, 2014). One area where nonverbal communication sent a negative, incorrect message is the movie Erin Brockovich. The clothing of the main character sent the message that she was uneducated, white trash. This could not be further from the truth. She was an intelligent, single mother who saw a problem where nobody else did.

Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say.” A quote from a popularly known author, Richelle E. Goodrich. We speak not only from our words but from our expressions. Many time, these expressions are unknown and are just caught upon from our surroundings. Our brain takes in this information and we do not really know how these expressions developed. In our day to day verbal activities, we follow up with so many non-verbal ques like the sounds we make following our words, or the way we pronounce these words. The use of pitch and pace of our voice and words to make interesting conversations. The clothing we wear based on the social norms we follow or just based on our culture or traditions. The use of our distance to known and unknown people. The use of eye contact to express the level of intensifications, the actual emphasis of the emotion running in the brain at the time. The uses of pauses in our speech and the judging of the expressions on other peoples faces. Misjudging of emotions carried along with another emotion because of the lack of understanding of mixed emotions, to give which emotion the priority during that situation. This media analysis focuses on the nonverbal communication and its different aspects in the movie “Inside Out”. Inside out is a movie about a girl and the five major emotions that control her life based on daily situations she faces. This movie is enriched with nonverbal communication as the emotions are

As Aragon approaches the soldiers, he analyzes his audience. He sees the nonverbal cues of his soldier's such as, their eyes were wide open, eyebrows raised, and looking frantically around at one another. Aragon realizes they are scared, and it gives him something to base his speech off of. Initially, he uses his own body language to reassure them. His Posture is tall as he rides toward the army and he uses grand gestures with his arms to show that he is confident. After psychologically analyzing his audience, he tries to rally them toward one cause. He knows understands their common attitude is that they do not like the Dark Lord of Mordor, they value the goodness of Middle Earth, and that the didn't believe they could win this battle. Aragon's