Sunday, July 26, 2009

Silent Film

Silent film is making a comeback! Check out this trailer for Kiss of Life, a short film that uses the art of silent films for comedic effect:

Kiss of Life

What's really interesting about this movie, is that it's clearly a contemporary film, but it's implementing some very old-fashioned film techniques. While the film is obviously silent, it's also using some very silent-genre-specific slapstick-style moves and highly dramatized body language. This intensifies the effect of the silent genre, but because its shot in color and in modern settings, the film has a completely fresh, very creative feel.

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