16 Aug Examine the performances of Lillian Gish, Buster Keaton, Cha

Examine the performances of Lillian Gish, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin or Mary Pickford in the YouTube clips on this module. Choose at least two and consider their physical performance and describe the differences and similarities to the representation of that silent film style of acting in the contemporary feature film The Artist. Please avoid extensively summarizing the plot at the expense of analyzing the actor’s performance with specific examples from the films. (200 words) Place your name ( my name is Hameed Alsowaidi) and the word count at the top left of your essay. city lights 1931 The Navigator (1924)In this revered silent comedy, the wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O’Brien (Kathryn McGuire). Alhough Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas, allowing Keaton plenty of opportunities to display his trademark agility.Alternate YouTubeThe Navigator (1924) Buster Keaton (Links to an external site.)The General (1926)One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny’s fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton’s boundless wit and dexterity.The General (1925) (Links to an external site.)Way Down East (1920) (parallel action)An unwed mother (Lillian Gish) is abandoned, then banished in a blizzard and set adrift on ice floes.Note: This linked clip analyses one scene. For the full movie, try this link:Way Down East (1920) DW Griffith (Links to an external site.)Retrieved from Google (Links to an external site.)Sunnyside (1919)A hotel maintenance man (Charlie Chaplin) has the uncanny ability to create chaos wherever he ventures.Retrieved from Google (Links to an external site.)Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)Gwen’s (Mary Pickford) family is rich, but she is lonely and unhappy until a servant’s mistake changes everything.Retrieved from Google (Links to an external site.)Limelight (1952) documentaryDepressed over her failed dance career, Terry (Claire Bloom) attempts suicide, only to be rescued by Calvero (Charles Chaplin), an impoverished, once-famous stage clown. Calvero revives Terry’s health and prospects, and in the process recovers his own self-esteem as well. When Terry proposes marriage, Calvero thinks their age difference is too great, and leaves to become a street clown so that Terry’s friendship with a promising young composer (Sydney Chaplin) can instead blossom.Dressing Room Scene with KeatonChaplin – Limelight – Dressing Room Scene (Links to an external site.)Hugo (2011) (for scenes, click the icon to the left)The Magic of Melies (click link below)The Magic of Melies (Links to an external site.)Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo’s job is to oil and maintain the station’s clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father (Jude Law). Accompanied by the goddaughter (Chloë Grace Moretz) of an embittered toy merchant (Ben Kingsley), Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.