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Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on November 01, 2009, 01:36 AM:
 
OK so this is a revised version of my short film about my love for silents...The name no longer makes sense since I had to remove the Dylan song Subterranean Homesick Blues and replace it with one of my own acoustic songs recorded on a boombox, but at least they can't pull the plug because of the audio copyright nonsense...Oh and it is a pretty big file so if you have a slow connection I would advise letting the red bar load completely before playing to get a smooth presentation,....

Pennebaker Blues (clean audio version)
 
Posted by Antonis Galanakis (Member # 1455) on November 01, 2009, 01:16 AM:
 
Hey Dino nice work! Thumbs up!
I was the No 1 viewer! Mostly I liked the ending titles, like the video clip of B.Dylan. You are a rocker! Keep up the good work.
Antonis
 
Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 1337) on November 01, 2009, 05:07 AM:
 
This video was really good Dino. I don't mean to troll, but I've always felt the creativity of early film was more due to the novelty of the new art form.
 
Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on November 01, 2009, 10:21 AM:
 
Damien I think that is part of the beauty of film overall is that it is a 1:1 relationship with the viewer and there really are no absolutes...My video was just done in fun (my own little satirical stab at "the talkies") and I obviously watch a lot of sound films or I couldn't have found those clips....so your point is perfectly valid. [Smile]
 
Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on November 01, 2009, 05:30 PM:
 
Dino,

Nice job! There are probably a lot of silent films I would really enjoy if I saw them. One of my favorites films is Battleship Potemkin. But I guess my knowledge of the silents doesn't go to far beyond what is well known.

I am a big fan of Hitchcock and Brian Depalma who both tell their stories with the camera and the visual so I need to check out some more silents.

Please recommend a few that I should check out.

Bill
 
Posted by Wayne Tuell (Member # 1689) on November 01, 2009, 08:20 PM:
 
Dino, the big question is....WHAT DO YOU WANT...

Nice job. [Smile]
 
Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on November 01, 2009, 10:29 PM:
 
quote:
Dino, the big question is....WHAT DO YOU WANT...
Well, I guess I'd say I would want to see a resurgence of the medium of film, because the truth is I really like all kinds of film, sound and silent...I mean I had clips from Blair Witch 2 and Virus in there so clearly I am not watching exclusively classics.

Bill since you like the mystery stuff I would say check out the German expressionistic films and you will feel right at home since Hitchcock and DePalma share some of the stylized aesthetics of those films...Of the classics if you haven't seen Last Laugh and Pandora's Box I would suggest those...Last Laugh is told almost exclusively visual w/o titles and Pandora's Box features a very modern performance from Louise Brooks which often polarizes silent films fans...For lesser knowns I would say Warning Shadows which is also a German film, and A Cottage on Dartmoor a late era British mystery that is only recently getting the attention it deserves. ..Hope those help
 
Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on November 02, 2009, 01:09 PM:
 
Dino,

Thanks for your suggestions. I will be looking for these titles to check out.

Here is a partial list of silent films I have in various formats

Many of them are very facinating.
Bill
 


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