Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Golden Age of Film & Silent Film Project

The 1930's is considered the Golden Age of Film. Please select and sign up for one of the following groupings and prepare a short Powerpoint, brochure, or Prezi presentation for your topics. Research each topic and provide basic information including: who is this person or what is this? and what films or significant impact did this person/genre have on the film industry? NOTE: please cover only the 1930's (particularly with some actors or directors whose careers span several decades...we are currently only interested in the 1930's).

Your presentations will be shared with the class beginning Friday, but also stretching into next week. When you are not working on your presentations, please continue working on your silent film project.

Topics include (actors, genres, & directors/producers):
  • Greta Garbo & Marlene Dietrich
  • Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Johnny Weissmuller
  • Joan Crawford & Bette Davis
  • Shirley Temple & Mickey Rooney
  • Spenser Tracy & Katherine Hepburn
  • Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
  • The Marx Brothers & The Three Stooges
  • Popeye the Sailor & Walt Disney Studios.
  • Laurel & Hardy & The Little Rascals
  • 1930's Prison Films & 1930's Gangster Films
  • 1930's Westerns & 1930's Film Noir
  • 1930's Musicals & 1930's Comedies (Screwball)
  • 1930's Literary Epics (movies based on books)
  • 1930's Horror films & 1930's Adventure films
  • David Selznick & Samuel Goldwyn
  • Irving Thalberg & Erich Von Stroheim
  • Joseph Von Sternberg & Fritz Lang
  • Frank Capra & George Cukor
  • Jack Conway & King Vidor
  • Sam Wood & Victor Fleming
Please use today's lab time to continue making progress on your silent film project.
HOMEWORK: Shoot your film. Bring in your film for editing.

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