Slapstick film

starring Charlie Chaplin and “The General” starring Buster Keaton show significant talent in their comedic films using stunts and effects that keep the audience engaged as they are watching. Being that both are a silent film, they share many similarities and differences from a narrative, style, and mis-en-scene perspective. With these similarities and differences to comedy, it gives both their films individuality and significance. In “The General”, Keaton chooses to plot the story with a character trying

just a filmmaker, but he was also an actor, composer, screenwriter, and editor. He controlled every aspect of his films, which made his motion pictures unique in their own way. He also built this persona named “ The Tramp” that would be known all over the world and that would lead him to a career that would last him more than 75 years. City Lights was one of many iconic Charlie Chaplin films to date. City Lights showed to the audience how a person should never judge a book by it’s cover. The Tramp

last films to be produced during the profitable golden age of the studio system. It evokes the typical characteristics of the popular MGM Hollywood musical by relying on superstar names and infectious dance numbers. However, Singin in the Rain incorporates an additional level of parody into its nostalgic plot that focuses on the disruptive shift from silent movies to "talkies." The film showcases classical Hollywood musical numbers supplemented by affectionate satire. The music of the film reflects

when the people backing these films learn to remedy a few of the more problematic elements that have long plagued the genre. One of the biggest red flags that I frequently notice in found-footage films are the characters. Unlike most other films, you, whether you like it or not, are intimately connected directly to these characters. That’s why I feel the genre has this massive untapped potential, it can

332 | Film Brence | Summer, 2015 Court, Capitalism, and the American Way Sullivan’s Travels is was a great final film to discuss for this class because it raises the question of what film should be used for. Throughout the film the viewers are forced to consider what film, as an artistic medium, ought to be used for. The film effectively highlights the objectives of corporate industry and contrasts these with the effects of a society rooted in capitalist principles. In doing so the film draws light

1. How do any one of the films screened in weeks 6-12 of the course represent and/or foreground authorship? Dating back to the 1920’s, the term ‘auteur’ was debated over, claiming to describe an “author of script and film-maker as one and the same” versus the view of scripts being appointed from authors or scriptwriters (1996, p12). Over the [course of 50 or so odd] years,. Known for his distinctive brand of comedy, the work of Blake Edwards, demonstrates the authorial stamp that is often referred

In Sullivan’s Travels Preston Sturges satirizes the process of Hollywood film-making and depicts how the specificity of a certain genre (slapstick comedy, melodrama, prison movie) or the influence of a historical background (the Great Depression, capitalistic regime) can influence on the movie production. This paper suggests the analysis of the main female character in terms of Preston Sturges' satire on Hollywood studio system and tries to explain the gradual change of her personality according

played in the beginning of a Tropicana commercial. I remember singing lines from Singin’ in the Rain when I was younger. I would splash in puddles and swing around posts, humming that familiar tune. I don’t recall ever having seen this movie till taking Film Studies at Motlow. Isn’t it fascinating to think that children who have never seen the movie can sing bits and pieces from the iconic songs. Singin’ in the Rain is one of those movies that older people are familiar with. After all, there are some well-known

chasing after the man. One other characteristic is the romantic aspects of the films as screwball comedies are spoofs of romantic comedy. 2. Screwball comedies strongly support the relief theory with the escapism the show. In Sullivan’s Travels the comedy that the inmates see is one of the only moments of joy the get and it shows how comedy provides relief from everyday hard ships. 3. To me personally I love slapstick comedy so the scene which was the funniest to me would have to be the car chase

Genre Analysis Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is an American musical directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, who also stars as a lead in the film, alongside Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Singin’ in the Rain is about a film studio converting from silent films to films with sound and its effects on the actors. Singin’ in the rain could be considered a hybrid film, due to its combination of the comedy, romance, and musical genres. Singin’ in the Rain plays on certain tropes to assure itself as a