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History
Leisure and
Entertainment 100 years ago
How are the early films of the 1920s different from
today?
Have a look at this
2 minute clip of different comedy scenes – from the 1920s! No talkies here! No sound at all then, though when people saw
it at the cinema, there would likely have been a pianist playing live. You might want to watch it all the way
through at first, then again and pause it to answer these questions for each of
the five clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd1MqnetlU8
1)
Is that a tornado? How have the film makers created the
scene? Describe all you see, including
the end:
2)
Look closely at the man on the bicycle! What is his invention? What does it do?
3)
What have all those people come
for? What happens here?
4)
What has happened to the man on the
ground? What do the people discover?
5)
Oh no!
Who’s driving the car? What is
the problem here?
Next:
You will
remember Charlie Chaplin in The Lion Cage.
What was it like in this Factory scene from 1936?
Factory Work with Charlie Chaplin 1936
Describe
what happens in the scene. There is no
talking, yet we know exactly what is going on.
What trouble does he cause? What
parts made you laugh?
