TCF 112 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I The Birth of Cinema and the Pre History of Cinema Outline of Current Lecture II Silent Comedy and the Birth of the Hollywood Studio Era a D W Griffith i Key Contributions b Triangle Company i Ince ii Sennet c Charlie Chaplin i Comedy Method d Buster Keaton i Comedy Method e Legacy of Silent Films Current Lecture Silent Comedy and the Birth of the Hollywood Studio Era D W Griffith Synthesizer of cinematic form Key Contributions 1 Makes the rescue and chase sequences a cinematic staple 2 Perfected Narrative Economy o Compressed the action and shots to only show what was absolutely necessary 3 Dynamic Moving Camera o LS long shot establishing shot places characters in diegetic world o MS medium shot provides details about the relationship between characters o CU close up gives key details about the characters or set and creates an emotional connection 4 Filmed and edited shots in the classical Hollywood style 5 Improved Pictorial Quality o Directed the viewer s eye o Used sophisticated lighting These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Composition became more in depth 6 Improved Screen Acting o More natural acting o Conducted rehearsals o Created a stock company of actors Works o The Lonely Villa 1909 o Birth of a Nation 1915 Most successful gross stereotype against African Americans in film 1st blockbuster film Based on Thomas Dixon s The Clansman Triangle Company Combination of Ince Sennet and Griffith in the silent film industry 1 Ince o Set up the prototype for HW studio system in his studio called Inceville o Inceville set the standards for studios because it instituted division of labor the shooting script as an exact blueprint and the creative producer became the project supervisor o HW modes of Production Cameraman System Director System Central Producer System Hollywood Studio System Package System what is used today Sennet o Main force of Silent Film Comedy o Created the Keystone Film Company Keystone Cops o Comedy Method Series of gags Improvisation Under cranking sped up the finished film Keystone Editing The Gag Rule The gag had to play out and come to a conclusion in 90 seconds or less Charlie Chaplin o Sennet gave Chaplin his first role in 1914 o Co founded the United Artists o Comedy Method Character based comedy emotion based Social awareness via comedy issues like class and poverty Static camera Buster Keaton o Physical actor o Began film career with Faty Arbunckle o Comedy Method Character based comedy not emotional Mobile camera Film for narrative Character changed by his surroundings o Works Our Hospitality The General Legacy of Silent Films o The legacy of silent films and their techniques like camera tricks and physical tricks live on in movies like Jackie Chan and The Matrix