However, movies did start somewhere, or should I say some-when? In the late 19th century the first film was ever made, but, because of the lack of technical equipment and knowledge, these films were in black and white and - you guessed it - silent.
But, in silent movies you can see that for what they lack in technology wise, they made up for in their acting skills. Having no sound makes it difficult to portray certain things across to the viewers, such as characters, relationships between characters, and what the movie is about. Actors are generally over-dramatic in silent movies, and it's because they can't tell the viewer what they're saying or doing verbally - so they do it through their body language.
Things such as falling over or being in pain can't be expressed through screaming, yelling or cussing, so the actor's faces are over dramatic and can be funny, also. It's the same with anything in those movies - fear is expressed through intense shaking or crying, happiness is expressed through big smiles and moving about a lot, the list goes on.
Technical skills are also used but they are minimised. So camera skills such as zooming and even just moving the camera around didn't exist then. The camera usually just stays in one place for most of the movie, only cutting to the next scene occasionally, when needed. Also, there is a lack of colour as the films are presented in black and white, and there is usually text added to the video to explain quickly where the film is set or who is in the scene. Check out this short silent film by Charlie Chaplin:
I made a silent film with a small group, where two students are trapped inside a classroom all night. We used melodramatic movements and facial expressions, however, we did use zoom and panned the camera. It's an alright video (at least for our first), but we could've made it better by keeping the camera still.
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Things such as falling over or being in pain can't be expressed through screaming, yelling or cussing, so the actor's faces are over dramatic and can be funny, also. It's the same with anything in those movies - fear is expressed through intense shaking or crying, happiness is expressed through big smiles and moving about a lot, the list goes on.
Technical skills are also used but they are minimised. So camera skills such as zooming and even just moving the camera around didn't exist then. The camera usually just stays in one place for most of the movie, only cutting to the next scene occasionally, when needed. Also, there is a lack of colour as the films are presented in black and white, and there is usually text added to the video to explain quickly where the film is set or who is in the scene. Check out this short silent film by Charlie Chaplin:
I made a silent film with a small group, where two students are trapped inside a classroom all night. We used melodramatic movements and facial expressions, however, we did use zoom and panned the camera. It's an alright video (at least for our first), but we could've made it better by keeping the camera still.
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