I remember seeing an interview several years ago with someone involved with Blake Edwards’ “Victor/Victoria“ who said that one of…
Soviet cinema in the 1920s takes the Silent Film use of showing us something that represents a fuller picture for…
Silent Film’s visual shorthand can also ask us to conjure up an event or physical act by not showing it…
The visual shorthand of Silent Film also functions with physical objects. Often, by connecting them with other objects or between…
This visual shorthand employed in Silent Film helps us know immediately what sort of behavior to expect of the person…
We know who on the train with us is a conductor by their uniform. When I see a film crew…
Another way Silent Film engages us is by telling us very little about our story’s players and events. It’s similar…
A ventriloquist isn’t actually throwing their voice, although that’s often how the skill is referred to. The ventriloquist’s voice appears…
What did this aberration of the presence of sound mean to people making Silent Film? While it’s not known who…
One of my favorite natural laws of the universe of Silent Film involves, of all things, sound. That is, sound…