1. Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton was an American actor, comedian and director. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname “The Great Stone Face”.

Films:

The General(1926)

Sherlock Jr.(1924)

One Week(1920)

Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928)

1. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry’s most important figures.

Films:

The Great Dictator(1940)

Modern Times(1936)

Chaplin(1992)

The Kid(1921

1. Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films. One of the most influential film comedians of the silent era, Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and talkies, from 1914 to 1947.

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Who where buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd and why were so influential?

Buster Keaton:

Buster Keaton, an American actor, comedian and director was known for his slapstick films from the 1920s, his use of physical comedy and genuine stunts made his films highly popular at the time, additionally with stoic deadpan face at reactions, he earned himself the nick name “the great stone face” . This can be seen with his film ‘The General’ where by setting a bridge alight he genuinely had a steam train collapse. His dangerous stunts would go onto inspire the other comedians of his time such as Harold Lloyd.

Charlie Chaplin:

Born in England, but moving to LA to start his own film studio, Chaplin was famous for his slapstick comedy also. His most recognisable character was ‘The Tramp’ which he played in numerous films playing a dopey man of the people. His films also used emotional impacts such as with his film ‘The kid’.

One of his most famous films was ‘The great dictator’ in 1940, due to his similar appearance to hitler, he mocked him through the film, playing a child-like, waltzing military leader obsessed with the world.

(Chaplin’s film ‘The Great Dictator’)

Harold Lloyd:

Born in the US. Harold Lloyds early film Career started off inspired by the Chaplin’s ‘tramp’ character, however when he progressed into film he soon adopted his new character that wore “Dorky” glasses. Like Keaton, Lloyd was known for dis dangerous stunts such as in his film ‘Safety Last!’.

What global events had just taken place and were taking place at the time of the film’s production?

In a way Bonnie and Clyde were pioneers, consolidating the vein of violence in American history and exploiting it for the first time in the mass media. At the time, the Vietnam War was still taking place.

Explain how these events may have impacted on the style and content of the film itself.

The film resonated with the young movie-going public, conditioned by the violent images from the Vietnam War that were broadcast on the nightly news and splashed across the front of newspapers.

What global events had just taken place and were taking place at the time of the film’s production?

Casablanca is an exploration of the universal themes of love and sacrifice, but when the film was released in 1942, audiences viewed it as a political allegory about World War II. The film is set in December 1941, the month in which the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Explain how these events may have impacted on the style and content of the film itself.

There was alot of realism in the film as it was filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her husband (Henreid), a Czechoslovak resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans.

Men:

Women:

women are portrayed stereotypically in this film. With the character Ilse relying on Rick to save her having no say or control in what happens.

Authority Figures:

People of colour:

The character of Sam plays a role in the film being related to both of the main characters and their love story in Paris. It may be a minor role but for the time a black man having a part in the plot at all was progressive compared to other films that lacked or mocked people of colour.

Americans:

Europeans:

The late 1960s saw the transition from studio-led films to more creatively free ones, which gave Arthur Penn the opportunity to make Bonnie and Clyde more violent than the traditional Hollywood film would have been. Studios were unwilling to make financial risks at this time due to audience decline, but Warner Bros challenged this by still allowing Penn and Beatty to produce their intended version of the film.

Women are represented in a way that counters stereotypes from the 1960s, when the film released. Bonnie is portrayed as confident and unafraid to stand up for herself against characters like Buck. Additionally, she doesn’t simply take orders from the men of the film, instead being presented more equally.

Men such as Clyde too challenge common ideologies from the time. Throughout the film, Bonnie attempts to have sex with Clyde several times, but he refuses with lines such as “I ain’t much of a loverboy”, suggesting impotence.

Authority Figures can be seen through the character of Frank Hamer. He is initially portrayed as weak and incapable of stopping the group, but once Blanche is blinded, Hamer comes across as more vengeful and eager to put an end to Bonnie and Clyde’s crimes.

People of Colour are notably absent throughout the majority of the film, besides the character of Davis, who works with Otis Harris. Davis has no lines in the film, and can be seen waiting to be instructed by Harris before shooting the gun at the window. This is a negative representation, as Davis’ character is not represented equally to his white co-worker. However, it may be historically accurate, as racial prejudice was still common in the 1930s.

Working Class Americans are represented as sympathetic, having lost what they had worked for during the Great Depression (which is when the film is set). The farmer who had been evicted from his home by the bank is supported by Bonnie and Clyde, who allow him to shoot the sign in front of the house.

Men:

The character of Clyde is more in line with masculine stereotypes being the one that leads the crime spree teaching and guiding them as they go along. He is also the most violent out of the two being able to murder a random civilian without hesitation to get away.

Women:

The character of Bonnie breaks the stereotype of women within the film. As she is seen to engage within the violent behaviour carrying a gun and intimidating the park ranger. She also isn’t shown as inferior to Clyde having a say in decisions not being scared to stand up to him.

Authority figures:

Authority figures are shown as the antagonists throughout the film being an obstacle to Bonnie and Clyde’s criminal activities. In the first half of the film they are mocked examples being when they shoot at the barn in resentment of the bank or when they take menacing pictures with the park ranger. however in the second half they become more of a threat as the ranger is able to get their whereabouts leading to their death.

People of Colour:

Black people are barley represented within the film at all with the only black character being one the farmers who has little to no dialogue. the representation isn’t negative but inequality is still seen through an absent of racially diverse characters.

Working class:

Working class people are portrayed sympathetically having little to no money and are shown as victims of the upper class an example being the farmer who had his house repossessed by the bank. Therefore Bonnie and Clyde are not shown harming the working class but rather the rich in an act to avenge them in some way.

The film Bonne and Clyde plays around with it editing breaking the rules by using fast rapid shots and discontinuity editing. An example being the ending scene in which Bonne and Clyde are shot dead with the camera rapidly switching shots between them and the gunmen.

1.LS shot of gunshots through the bushes

2. MS shot of Clyde being shot and falling to the ground

3.MCU reaction shot of Bonne screaming before being shot at

4.reverse LS shot of gunmen in view shooting