The Silent Movie Experience

Making a silent movies is much more complicated than you could have ever imagined. The main tool for expressing yourself is speaking which you can't use in a silent movie. That's a big problem. You have to think of other ways to explain yourself like body language, facial expressions, sound effects, mouthing the words. If you think that's all you need to do, then you are mistaken. The hardest part is to carefully balance all the parts of expressions so that the audience wouldn't consider the piece to be vulgar or trivial. All of that make a silent movie a challenging job but it also might become an unforgettable experience. 

The thing about our silent movie I love the most is that we had so much fun. The plot of "Back In My Days" is adorably hilarious. It's hard to remember how we came up with the idea. I think it was the mix all plots together but the final thing belongs to Abby who is extremely talented and even a bit crazy in a very positive way. In my opinion, the plot is quite simple but original and, I would say, natural. There are no scenes that might seem overloaded even though the movie is less than 5 minutes. 

I never could have imagined that preparation for a movie can be so interesting and engoyable. I loved working with my teammates, it wouldn't be the same without them. Only the trip to the Health Center for a wheel chair was worth every second. Watching Abby's frightened face when Dayna was trying not to lose control over the wheel chair and Abby in it was the most ridiculous thing I'd seen for a long time. I also love Alexis for being in her character even when we weren't filming. It helped me to stay concentrated on being an old lady. 

As far as the movie, we did a great job individually and as a team. Everybody was eager to collaborate and instantly came up with new ideas all the time while filming. I realize that it wasn't an advanced movie, and we aren't specialists but we did a pretty good job with filming each scene and the whole thing. Duncan, who was recording our movie, wasn't only a great listener but also gave us some pieces of advice from his perspective that were so useful. 

After watching the final edited version of our movie I must say i wasn't that bad myself. In my outfit with wig and glasses I looked convincing as an old women. I find my facial expressions helpful as well. However, I didn't feel that confident on stage. I think this might be the struggle that I face every time I'm acting and something I should work on. We filmed a comedian movie so the characters weren't that developed which made it harder to commit to them. Even with some obstacles, I believe, I was able to play my part originally. I learned a lot from that experience and I'd like to participate in filming a silent movie.