Among the numerous great silent film directors, the three that are commonly mentioned surrounding that discussion are Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin. Having seen a greater amount of Charlie Chaplin’s wonderful work than the others, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd most certainly still got my consideration. In spite of every one of the three delivering awesome pieces of visual artwork, they shared some comparable attributes, but they each had unique differences which contributed to their each distinct style of silent film production. From seeing films produced by all three of these directors, it is evident that comedy works brilliantly well with the silent movie format. Chaplin took an innovative strategy to attempt to bring
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In 1936, in the midst of an economic crisis known as the Great Depression, Chaplin would display the last of his iconic little tramp character on screen. Before this time, Chaplin was known to be involved with many problems surrounding society, and decided to take a world tour (charliechaplin.com). Being such a heartfelt man, Chaplin once said in an interview, “Unemployment is the vital question… machinery should benefit making. It should not spell tragedy and throw it out of work.” (charliechaplin.com). This quote would anticipate his 1936 hit movie known as Modern Times. Not only did he write and direct the movie by himself, Chaplin would also contribute to the music for his own song specifically for this film named “Smile.” (Posner par. 4). This requires a tremendous amount of talent to engage the audience into focusing on the film without getting distracted by the music. The musical harmonies transition into scenes splendidly based on whatever the circumstance was in the movie. Compared to Keaton …show more content…
He had the primary objective to make the audience laugh as much as possible, and successfully did so. From not laughing while playing his character in his movies, he realized that his body language would be all that was needed to make the audience make the most of his comedic style. He would be given the nickname, “The Great Stone Face,” because of his emotionless face being displayed on screen through his character (thevintagenews.com). Keaton’s feeling of comedic style was based solely on physical comedy, whereas Chaplin used physical comedy with facial expressions. His lifelong fascination with gadgetry was also an important factor in his films (busterkeaton.com). One of his iconic comedy films released in 1926, was known as The General. Filmed in Oregon, most of the film production took place close to his lodging (Bengtson par. 1). Upon the release of this film, it was considered a box office flop. Like Chaplin, Keaton had a sense of humanity displayed in his
In 1936, in the midst of an economic crisis known as the Great Depression, Chaplin would display the last of his iconic little tramp character on screen. Before this time, Chaplin was known to be involved with many problems surrounding society, and decided to take a world tour (charliechaplin.com). Being such a heartfelt man, Chaplin once said in an interview, “Unemployment is the vital question… machinery should benefit making. It should not spell tragedy and throw it out of work.” (charliechaplin.com). This quote would anticipate his 1936 hit movie known as Modern Times. Not only did he write and direct the movie by himself, Chaplin would also contribute to the music for his own song specifically for this film named “Smile.” (Posner par. 4). This requires a tremendous amount of talent to engage the audience into focusing on the film without getting distracted by the music. The musical harmonies transition into scenes splendidly based on whatever the circumstance was in the movie. Compared to Keaton …show more content…
He had the primary objective to make the audience laugh as much as possible, and successfully did so. From not laughing while playing his character in his movies, he realized that his body language would be all that was needed to make the audience make the most of his comedic style. He would be given the nickname, “The Great Stone Face,” because of his emotionless face being displayed on screen through his character (thevintagenews.com). Keaton’s feeling of comedic style was based solely on physical comedy, whereas Chaplin used physical comedy with facial expressions. His lifelong fascination with gadgetry was also an important factor in his films (busterkeaton.com). One of his iconic comedy films released in 1926, was known as The General. Filmed in Oregon, most of the film production took place close to his lodging (Bengtson par. 1). Upon the release of this film, it was considered a box office flop. Like Chaplin, Keaton had a sense of humanity displayed in his