In Class Writing

I am not a huge fan of silent movies, however I did quite enjoy making one. The final outcome does seem a bit cheesy to me but I do recognize that that is what they have to be because there is no noise, so the actions have to be over dramatic and need to speak for themselves. I do not personally like it, but I do recognize the importance of it. In the movie produced by the boys as well as by the group I was in, I found that there we almost a comedic element tied in with the over dramatic movements such as when Duncan gets stabbed and dramatically drags himself over to the other side of the stage, or when the camera zooms in on me as I bite my thumb at Lisa's character. I find that this makes actions funny and gives a lighthearted approach to what is going on, like how with Duncan being stabbed it could have been much darker and more of a serious theme, but him making the movements that he did made it so that you could laugh at him being stabbed. I do think in my group there are points where there could have been more drama and more facial emotion. Lisa was exceptional at this however and legitimately looked like an old woman minus the wrinkles and other physical things that come with age. Dayna's character was probably the hardest to show emotions in and she did an amazing job showing a calm and happy persona. Abby was simply hilarious being an old grump.