CIN 2101 Lecture Notes - Marlon Brando, Buster Keaton, Citizen Kane
2 Dec 2013
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Interplay of all design elements within a shot: layout of sets, architectural styles and building materials, coloring and texture of buildings, costumes. Design: previsualization, digital grading, green screen soundstage, cgi environments. Harold lloyd represents typical american man straw hats and glasses. Crowds form to see the human fly climb a building, make , harold l. gets another to marry the woman he loves. Slapstick (needs a stunt/gags every 30 sec. ) For building climbing scene: set built 18 feet high, mattresses around for safety. Harold l. hanging from clock = iconic still shot of 1920s. First person in hollywood to use idea of preview audiences. An absurdist who uses quantification (lots of actors) to magnify his comedy. Mainly focused on mechanics of the gag and comedic timing. Automatism comedy through manipulation of objects (adaptable to machinery and motion) Didn"t enlist in the army, girlfriend disappointed she gets kidnapped, saves the day, rescues the girl, gets the train back.
