1918-1928: The Triumph of American Film…
- Citizen Kane (1941) dir. Orson Welles
- Able to make there own light from inside a wearhouse.
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924) dir. Raoul Walsh
- Set designers were able to create set’s that communicated the feel and setting f the film. Was made in a boring building. Introducin man elements of the story. Follows a thief as the hero. Romantic setting with the sleeping girl. Main hero falls in love, forming an arc.
- Desire (1936) dir. Frank Borzage
- Makeup crew was involved. Engineer’s produced forms of light that alluminated the actors on set.
- Gone with the Wind (1939) dir. Victor Fleming
- Dolly’s used to make an image glide.
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) dir. Mervyn LeRoy
- Chorogaphed numbers being performed on film.
- Singin’ in the Rain (1952) dir. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
- “Studio system in my opinian were’nt into the film, more the garden where we all worked. A company that brought people together to make money. That’s all it was meant for, as a company.”
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) dir. John Huston
- Used light to convey defeat in a character.
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) dir. Josef von Sternberg
- More up beat ligthing that was more on the romantic side.
- The Cameraman (1928) dir. Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton
- Shows fascination of the camera.
- One Week (1920) dir. Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton
- Great comic image maker, makes great archetectual sets for comedy.
- Sherlock Jr. (1924) (introduced in Episode 1) dir. Buster Keaton
- Jokes with cutting and editing.
- Three Ages (1923) dir. Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline
- Putting dardevils in film. Make stunts in it.
- Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) dir. John Spotton
- Improvised, think he’s controlling the train.
- The General (1926) dir. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
- During the civil war. Tries to keep his train safe. Wrecked a train for comedy. Eventually sacked by MGM.
- Divine Intervention (2002) dir. Elia Suleiman
- Influenced by Keaton. Finds grumpiness funny.
- Limelight (1952) dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Far more into body movement.
- City Lights (1931) dir. Charlie Chaplin
Rehersed his comic movements before filming. Deleted film shows how his mind works. Improvises on set. - The Kid (1921) dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Recreated Chaplin’s childhood. Humanized comic cinema.
- Bad Timing (1980) dir. Nicolas Roeg
- Showed unconsious lives of characters. Inspired by Chaplins technique.
- The Great Dictator (1940) dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Useing real life situations, and making comedy out of it. Played Hitler as the lead.
- Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) dir. Jacques Tati
- Inspired by Chaplin’s trousers and movement.
- Toto in Color (1953) dir. Steno
- Inspired by Chaplin’s trade mark buller hat and confident manner.
- Awaara (1951) dir. Raj Kapoor
- Modeled the character of Chaplin on the street’s.
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) dir. Billy Wilder
- Impersonates Chaplin.
- Some Like It Hot (1959) dir. Billy Wilder
- Inspired by great Dictator, burst of steam jump.
- Luke’s Movie Muddle (1916) dir. Hal Roach
- Influenced by Chaplin.
- Haunted Spooks (1920) dir. Alfred J. Goulding and Hal Roach
- Put glasses on him to make it seem less like Chaplin. Came out a nerdy look.