Nothing to remind you that this blog was written by a high-schooler better than the title of this post. We watched a more classical Charlie Chaplin movie titled “Police.” It is about a man who just got out of jail and goes into burglary. Charlie Chaplin is just plain crazy in this movie. The movie had not sound except for the non-diagetic music. The acting was really key to narrating the story. Chaplin played the main character and it helps when the actor is in perfect sync with what the director wants.
The camera work is another key element of this movie. There is not that much camera work. The camera remains fixed without zooming or panning. This is probably because Charlie Chaplin learned to direct live theatre instead of films. In live theatre, only the most invasive audience members can get the types of close-ups and subjective shots that movies give us, so naturally they did not teach any of these things to directors until art schools recognized film as a form of art (and that took awhile, even today you can find someone narrow minded enough to think that books are automatically better than movies).
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That was very interesting. I liked how you pointed out the importance of camera work and how it helps create the mood of a theater like presentation. You also pointed pout the importance of acting perfectly in sync with the director’s vision. You explained why things were effective, which made your argument stronger.
Usually, I ask more about the plot of the film, but with these kinds of works, the plot is irrelevant. It’s a perfect showcase of Chaplains directing skills, and really, isn’t that all that matters?
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