Buster Keaton

Read this article about Buster Keaton.

Answer these questions:

1. How did he get his start? How did his family and vaudeville influence his development?

2. What is unique about Keaton's comedy?

3. How does the writer compare Keaton to Chaplin?

4. How did Keaton's career end?

Parallel Sequencing

Use the parallel sequencing method to write 2 paragraphs comparing Modern Times and Metropolis. Write about a different characteristic than you used for the Integrated Comparison part yesterday.

Integrated Comparison of Metropolis, Modern Times

Write an Integrated Comparison paragraph comparing one aspect of Metropolis and Modern Times.

Research on Metropolis and Modern Times

In order to deepen your analysis of the films Metropolis and Modern Times and to improve your essay, we are going to start doing research on the films.

Go to these links:

Wiki on Modern Times

Wiki on Metropolis

Ebert on Modern Times

Ebert on Metropolis

Skim the information about the movies. Cut and paste some interesting quotes into a blog. Make sure you record the web address where you found the information above the information. Find at least 10 quotes.

Star Wars and D.W Griffith

Watch the opening sequence of Star Wars. What film techniques does George Lucas use? How does this compare with D.W Griffith?

Comedy

What's your favorite Comedy movie? What kind of comedy do you like? Do you like physical comedies like Ace Ventura or The Mask? Do you like British comedies? Do you like comedies with stunts? Do you like teen comedies? What is funny to you?

Favorite Movie in the Last Month

What's your favorite movie from the last month? What kind of lighting did it use? Compare/Contrast it with German Expressionism. Did it use chiaroscuro lighting? What were the sets like? Did it film on location? What was the acting like?

Science Fiction

What are some Science Fiction movies you have seen? What are some characteristics of the genre? For example, you might have seen a movie set in space.

German Expressionism

Read the section in Chapter 4 about films from 1920s Germany. Go to this link

Read the information there about German Expressionism.

What is German Expressionism? What are some of the famous films?