Evaluation of silent film project

Evaluation

With our silent short film project, we attempted to capture the aesthetic of an authentic silent film however add a twist of the 21st century within our production. The concept of a chase sequence was a big factor in deciding our plot, we also opted for an enigma within our narrative and that’s where the notion or having a double came into play, given as during the German expressionist movement having a double in a film was common. The soundtrack we applied also gave the sense of a very exaggerated scenario, as well as facial expressions being highly exaggerated. To improve however we could have added black title cards to alert the situation and also held camera shots for a longer duration, with little cuts throughout the film.

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