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	Why we're doing this (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		We're doing these shows because we believe in silent comedy film, and we know from our years of experience that silent film is accessible to a general audience, when presented correctly.
		Bruce's grandfather was a collector, as well as being a Director of Photography and a film restoration consultant (Bruce's great-grandfather was a cameraman during the silent era).
		Silent film, and silent comedy is shown, and usually with a live score, and usually as a single event or as 2 or 3 week retrospective.
	www.silentclowns.com /purpose.html (231 words)

	Bookshelf: Silent Film 2
		Before Kerr even settles down to talk about silent film comedy, he presents in his Part One, titled "The Silent Camera," a masterful analysis of the art of silent film, which he calls "the fantasy of fact." He explains how the nature of the camera, being a machine, is to reproduce fact.
		Silent comedy, on the other hand, reached unparalleled heights in the silent era precisely because of the "fantasy of fact." The rest of the book, covering the history of silent comedy and the careers of its major figures, explains exactly why.
		Relating the development of film comedy chronologically, he jumps back and forth between the three, minutely tracing the evolution of their styles, from their short films through the features, describing not only how they were funny, but why.
	www.cinescene.com /dash/bookshelf2.htm (1477 words)

	Comedy film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience.
		Along with drama, horror and science fiction, comedy is one of the largest genres of the medium.
		Comedic films began to appear in the era of silent films, prior to the 1930s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comedy_films (283 words)

	Silent film
		Since silent films could not take advantage of synchronized sound for dialogue, titles were edited in to clarify the on-screen situation to the cinema audience or to add critical dialog.
		Overacting in silent films was often a habit that actors transferred from the stage, and directors who understood the intimacy of the new medium discouraged it.
		Most silent films were also shot at slower speeds than sound films (typically 16 to 20 frames per second as opposed to 24), so that unless special techniques are used to show them at their original speeds they can appear unnaturally fast and jerky, which reinforces their unnatural appearance.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/silent_film (778 words)

	Comedy Films
		Comedy was ideal for the early silent films, as it was dependent on visual action and physical humor rather than sound.
		Comedy was transformed, however, and began to be refined as an art form, with new themes, elements, and written characterizations, and comedic humor was now being derived from clever dialogue.
		Their comedy was a mixture of slapstick, sophisticated verbal comedy (often absurd and risque), zany anarchistic disrespect for the establishment, nonsensical action, and inspired buffoonery.
	www.filmsite.org /comedyfilms2.html (2246 words)

	GreenCine \| Silent Comedy
		A protégé of D.W. Griffith, the uncouth Mack Sennett is the "Father Goose" of American silent comedy, a primitive who founded a legendary studio devoted to comedy, Keystone.
		A fantasy about a film projectionist who literally walks into the screen of a melodrama he's screening, it is at once a dazzling comedy and a commentary on the illusions of the medium Keaton had mastered.
		The film exists today in two cuts, the original, with a happy ending, and a 1942 version narrated by Chaplin, which omits the original cute finale.
	www.greencine.com /static/primers/silentcomedy1.jsp (1937 words)

	Marvin Memorial Library: Filmography, Silent Film
		This film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair, who by the late 1920's was regarded as second only to Lubitsch as a director of sparkling, sophisticated comedies with Paramount's top stars, and he gives surprisingly serious scope to a film which was probably planned as just a harmless diversion.
		A standout contributor to the art of silent film comedy, Harold Lloyd offers new generations a body of film work that is as fresh and entertaining as in its day.
		Rich or poor, cowardly or flip, from film to film Lloyd was a different Boy and was able to create a cinematic legacy that remains both diverse and uniformly thrilling.
	www.shelbymm.lib.oh.us /bibliography/silents/silentfilm.html (2232 words)

	Encyclopedia: Silent comedy film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack.
		Literally thousands of silent films were made in the years leading through the introduction of sound, but a considerable number of those films (some historians estimate between 80 and 90 percent) have been lost forever.
		Several filmmakers have done homage to the comedies of the silent era including Jacques Tati with his Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mel Brooks who starred in Silent Movie (1976).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Silent-comedy-film (842 words)

	Silent Film Music, by Ben Model
		Ben composes and improvises all his own scores, and performs in a style that is both evocative of the silent era and also aware of a contemporary (and younger) audience's awareness of music and film scoring.
		In the spring of 2006, Ben co-organised MoMA's two-month retrospective of the films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
		“The Silent Clowns” (Knopf, 1975), he accompanied silent movies for noted film historian William K. Everson's classes at NYU while attending film school there, and learned the craft and technique of silent film scoring from legendary silent film organist Lee Erwin.
	silentfilmmusic.silentclowns.com (259 words)

	Eric Bruno Borgman\The Man in the Movie - Trikiwiki
		Borgman's love for the silent comedies of the 1920's inspired him to write, direct and star in his feature silent comedy film The Deserter which was released in DVD form in 2006.
		Silent movies do play a major role in this film however, in the form of a silent comedy film festival which is showing over a three-day period at the local multiplex.
		The silent movie star Peter McClymer, was a college chum for whom Borgman served as his best man at his wedding, the New England stage and independent film actress Stacy Armstrong plays a silent movie actress and gets a chance to show off her comedic skills.
	www.trikiwiki.com /Eric_Bruno_Borgman\The_Man_in_the_Movie (785 words)

	History of American Film I: Silent Film Comedy
		Although all three actors found talkies to be a problem, Chaplain and Lloyd were able to surive and continue their silent fiom careers by developing a visual aspect of their comedy.
		This film was a good story about a man who left to work in the city so he could make enough money to get married and become successful.
		The film is very comical and primarily deals with the main character Lloyd trying to make himself look like someone he isn't.
	smclaughlin.blogspot.com /2004/07/silent-film-comedy.html (251 words)

	© Laurel and Hardy - Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy - Film Comedians - goldensilents.com
		Their old films were played quite often; many had entered the public domain and the television stations did not have to pay royalty fees to broadcast them.
		During 1914-15 he was in the "Pokes and Jabbs" series of comedy shorts; 1916-18 saw him in the "Plump and Runt" series of two reelers; during 1919-21 he was in the "Jimmy Aubrey" series, and from 1921-25 he worked as an actor and co-director of comedy shorts for Larry Semon.
		Their film work fell temporarily out of favor with their public during the war years, but at the advent of television their popularity was renewed due to their old films being broadcast repeatedly on the new medium.
	www.goldensilents.com /comedy/laurelhardy.html (975 words)

	Silent Film Sources Monthly News
		All of the silent films released on DVD to date were originally prepared for video or laser, and are in the genre of horror, science fiction or fantasy, with the happy exception of the Chaplin Mutuals.
		None of the films in the series are recognized classics of the medium, yet these titles demonstrate that in the pre-1920 period a wider range of filmmakers were able to address a wider range of subjects than was possible later.
		The film was part of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series "The Silent Years," produced by Paul Killiam, an unsung hero of the survival of silent films.
	www.cinemaweb.com /silentfilm/98_2_mon.htm (11709 words)

	Silent Era : Info : Articles : The 2002 Pordenone Silent Film Festival
		By featuring comedies in which women played lead roles, the festival’s purpose was to showcase and highlight the crucial and often neglected role that women played in the history of silent film comedy.
		What makes this film so unusual is that there appear to be three films on the screen: a medical documentary showing clinical signs of symptoms of the disease, a romantic triangle involving the married couple and the mistress, and a third story concerning the life of the opera star.
		What clearly aligns the film with Futurism, however, is the extreme care lavished on sets and art direction, and the dynamic use of geometric forms, especially in the final scene where what appears to be a two-dimensional background takes on a murderous life of its own.
	www.silentera.com /info/articles/heiss-pord2002.html (10088 words)

	Silent Film Screenings
		Silent films are always screened at their proper speed.
		The New York Public Library will be having a special Silent film series in late January & February, where five different talented musicians will be performing live accompaniment to the silent films and explaining their philosophy about scoring for the silent film.
		Three days of silent films with live music accompaniment, featuring: The Contrete Orchestra (which has performed their scores for silent films at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival for the past two years), Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Blue Dahlia and composer Dan Schaaf, as well as special guests.
	www.csse.monash.edu.au /~pringle/silent/screenings.html (1537 words)

	Mystery of Harry Langdon
		Whenever the topic of silent film comedy arises, the names of the Big Three are invoked: Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd.
		Until these three films are available for viewing, it would appear that Langdon's claim for authorship of his character can never be decisively settled, which is probably the biggest tragedy of Harry Langdon's career.
		Viewing both films supports historians' contention that neither film is something for Langdonites to use as proof positive of Langdon's authorship of his character.
	www.silentsaregolden.com /articles/langdonarticle.html (1502 words)

	Silent Film Accompaniments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mack Sennett’s great silent comedy, Teddy At The Throttle, was made at the height of the silent film era.
		The action on the silver screen in Teddy At The Throttle is accompanied by lively original compositions from the silent film era which have been arranged by Bill Cahn.
		By the mid-1920s he was already familiar with the art form of film, and he was likely influenced by films such as the German Expressionist "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1919).
	nexuspercussion.com /Film.html (353 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: A-Z of Silent Film Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An encyclopaedia of the Silent Film Comedy covering such illustrious names as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton along with the many forgotten stars of the era.
		When you are a silent film comedy enthusiast, a book like this one is a must.
		The "A-Z of Silent Film Comedy" is a must-have for any serious film scholar and highly recommended even for the casual fan.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0713479396 (538 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| Silent Film
		Subjects were extremely varied, from period melodramas, mysteries, and social reform films to horror movies and fairy tales.
		Asta Nielsen — Asta Nielsen, the Danish silent movie actress who is often called "the first great international star," made 74 films between 1910 and 1932.
		He made his first films in the mid-1910s, and by 1920 was already creating roles that required him to be armless, legless, crippled, or otherwise deformed.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /silentfilm.html (811 words)

	Spring 2006 Film Class Schedule
		It is possible that in rare cases a different film might be substituted for the one on the schedule, or that one section might view an alternate film in Merrifield 116 or a different classroom at the same time period.
		Be sure to verify the assigned film and location with your instructor the week before.
		FILMS OUTSIDE OF CLASS : You will be expected to see a certain number of films on your own, on tape, DVD, and/or public screenings.
	www.und.edu /instruct/cjacobs/FilmSchedule.htm (498 words)

	Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about silent film: Watching silent films
		These feature films, which cover the beginning, middle and end of the great cycle of silent film comedies, are some of Chaplin's best works.
		Keaton was the greatest comedy director, gag writer, gag executor and stunt artist in silent film.
		Murnau was one of the greatest of all silent film directors.
	www.vex.net /~emily/film/amsfaq/films.html (2877 words)

	Public Relations and Marketing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert says, “‘The General’ is an epic of silent comedy, one of the most expensive films of its time.”
		The film includes an accurate historical recreation of a Civil War episode, hundreds of extras, dangerous stunt sequences and an actual locomotive falling from a burning bridge into a gorge, Ebert points out.
		Tickets for each feature in the CWU classic film series are $3 for single admission, and a bargain pass of five admissions is $10.
	www.cwu.edu /~relation/pr-feb15b-02.html (237 words)

	British Silent Comedy Films (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This is a catalogue of British silent comedy films held in the National Film and Television Archive, restricted to all films for which the Archive has accessible viewing prints.
		It includes all silent fiction films on a comic theme made by British production companies, including some animation, plus a few non-fiction films in which comedians perform their act.
		Such lengths are for 35mm film unless stated otherwise.
	www.bfi.org.uk /collections/catalogues/silent (150 words)

	Amazon.com: A-Z of Silent Film Comedy: An Illustrated Companion: Books: Glenn Mitchell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		He is a film journalist and a specialist in all forms of comedy, animation and music-hall.
		When you are a silent film comedy enthusiast, a book like this one is a must.
		The "A-Z of Silent Film Comedy" is a must-have for any serious film scholar and highly recommended even for the casual fan.
	www.amazon.com /Silent-Film-Comedy-Illustrated-Companion/dp/0713479396 (1167 words)

	Ben Model silent film music schedule 2005
		This is the 4th year the Burns Film Center has rung in the new year with a silent film accompanied by Ben Model, and the show always sells out a day or two ahead of time, so be sure to buy tix online.
		The film's NYC exteriors were shot on location, and include scenes of the Plaza Hotel, the Trocadero in Long Island, and a double-decker bus chase up 5th Avenue in the rain.
		Silent film assembly presented in the evening at program for GandT teens, held on various college campuses (these shows are not open to the general public):
	users.rcn.com /manaben/silentfilmmusic/sched2005.html (3046 words)

	Silent Film
		Bright Lights Film Journal section on silent films.
		A selection of silent films in chronological order.
		Silent film stars, film preservation, silent film music, silent film interest groups.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /silent_cinema.html (138 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The General (1927)
		What is widely said to be the last great silent comedy is also often said to be the best great silent comedy.
		If you're a silent film fan, this is a must; if you're not, this will make you one.
		The General is a masterpiece of film which never has nor ever will be duplicated, period.
	www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.general.1927.shtml (88 words)

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