It Happened One Night

 1) Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.

When Hollywood first built itself every movie created was all silent and every actor had to communicate physically not verbally. By 1929, silent film was no more and everyone who worked in that field had to either learn differently or get into a new line of work. In the 1930's, the silent film industry was coming to an end and the screwball comedy was on fire. The film It Happened One Night, directed by Frank Capra, was one of the first film to established what was happening in film during that era. Censorship was starting to grow as well when in 1922 the MPPDA, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America was created by Will Hayes. The program was created to make sure movies were following guidelines regarding sex, drug use, nudity, and many other factors. Many scenes in the movie were clean cut, like the "Wall of Jericho" scene, you see neither of them sleeping in the same bed. Now a days, that's the least of movie directors troubles.

2) Find a related article (on the film, directed, studio, actor/actress, artistic content, ect.) You can use the library or the internet. Cite the article or copy the url to your journal entry. Summarize in your own words the related article but do not plagiarize any content.

The article "Studio's Luck Day" written by Crosby Day, had a inside look within the making of It Happened One Night and its actors Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Columbia Pictures who was the company the film was under, wasn't a well known or highly praised studio and at times looked down upon by other studios. Do to not getting dental work done, MGM loaned Clark Gable to Columbia to work on It Happened One Night. After ever well known actress declined the role, Claudette Colbert signed onto the film unwillingly after begin promised 4 week shooting period and a double pay increase. Many problems arrived on set because of the unwillingness from Colbert. Many reports have stated she was a big DIVA! For example, during the hitchhiking scene, she refuse to show her leg because she wanted to present her acting skills, not her sex appeal. After Capra suggested bringing in a Chorus Girl to do the scene, Colbert threw a fit and took it with a grain of salt and performed the scene and showed her leg. Even though the film had its pot holes, the film was a huge success. It made stars out of both Gable and Colbert.

 













3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.

Personally, I saw none of this bad behavior within the movie. To me I got real professionalism. I was actually shocked to read many articles about how bad Colbert behavior was on set. Who would of guess that the film that was being penned from started as a horrible comedy would come out with 5 Oscars and many iconic scenes. The hitchhiking scene is parody in many movies and also the scene with Clark, reviling that he was wearing no under shirt. Gable opened his shirt to reveal a bare chest. Gable's style caught the eye of American men and undershirt sales took a dive. You must have done something right if you affected a big selling company like that. The sell of tourist bungalow went skyrocketed after the two main scenes happened in a tourist bungalow. Plus, just a fun fact the scene with Gable eating a carrot gave inspiration to Looney Tunes Character Bugs Bunny. Who would of thought?

　

4) Write a critical analysis of the film , including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text materials and the article.

"It Happened One Night," deserved the arm load of Academy Award it received. From set, the characters, the plot, props, to the basic movements, the movie was flawless. With in the pictures below you see Clark and Colbert both with their Oscars. Another fun fact, do you know that Colbert, even though she received a Oscar nomination Colbert decided not to attend the ceremony (feeling confident that she would not win) and instead planned to take a cross-country railroad trip. When she was named the winner, producers declared that someone must go and drag her off that train. When she got picked up to be taken to the ceremony, she was still waiting for the train and she arrived at the ceremony wearing a very ugly traveling suit which was made for her trip, not the Oscars. She had no idea what to do that's she looks frazzled and that
why she has a coat in her hand because coat checked had already left the building. Overall the screwball comedy found its home in the vault of great movies with It Happened One Night. From taking home, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapt Screenplay, and overall Best Picture. The movie has shown time and time again why its one of the greatest movies of all time. Its been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. It Happened One Night has held its own within the movie industry and has held its test of time.   

(http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-06-15/entertainment/0306110349_1_claudette-colbert-gable-capra)



 CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM

1) (X) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.

2) (X) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.

3) (X) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.

4) (X) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.

5) (X) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.

6) (X) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.

7) (X) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.

8) (X) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.

Name:Antonio Amorim Date:02/25/2014




　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

THE GOLD RUSH

 

1) Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.

Last class, we learned the begin of the era that is labeled the silent film era and the silent film comedy. We study the work of Charlie Chaplin and his movie "The Gold Rush". We learned how impactful the work of Chaplin was to the origin of the film industry. From his early career with Keystone Co. Films is where Chaplin started his success as a producer, writer, director and performer. With Keystone focusing on long shots, physicals gags and mechanical motion to make their movies, Chaplin was developing his character within his films. Thus the two worked together to make Chaplin's career and "The Tramp" and "The Gold Rush" were made. "The Gold Rush" was Charlie Chaplin's favorite film to make, and was produced, directed, and starred Chaplin. The film took over a year to make and made over $6 million. Chaplin has said in many interviews that if he can be remembered for one film it would be The Gold Rush because he was so proud of the final product of the film.

2) Find a related article (on the film, directed, studio, actor/actress, artistic content, ect.) You can use the library or the internet. Cite the article or copy the url to your journal entry. Summarize in your own words the related article but do not plagiarize any content.
The article that I found on "The Gold Rush" came from Charlie Chaplin's website that is run by his fan club. The article information speaks about the filming of the film from the story, to changing actors and set designs to everything in between. You also find out some hidden facts and fun facts of the film. One of the opening scenes shows many prospectors climbing up the mountain top and some of them not making the trip. It took 600 extras to shoot this scene and was one of the only scene that shot on a location not on a set. Back then that was crazy to have to pay so many extras but their was no other way. Now you can use CGI and have millions and really only cast 5 as actual extras. One huge thing that comes up when the discussion of the film is ever brought up is when Chaplin's work and personal life mix together. Chaplin was having a affair with silent film actress Lita Grey who at the time was only 16 and Chaplin was 35. She also was cast as Georgia, the female lead within the film. She found out she was pregnant with Chaplin’s baby six months into the filming of The Gold Rush and production was shut down for three whole months which is why it almost a took a full year for the film to be shot and filmed. Grey was cut from the film and was replaced with actress Georgia Hale. Chaplin has said that that time with Ms. Grey was a dark time. He had affair after affair until finally the couple got a divorced in 1927 and was one of the biggest divorce settlements at the time. Talk about scandal when your shooting one of the biggest films of your career.

3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.

 You can tell that the changing of actresses have a big affect with the scenes and with Chaplin. You can see Chaplin is very into the scenes with Georgia but with Lita the scenes are dry, no emotion what so ever. You can see some scenes that were filmed with Lita on YouTube. Overall the hidden story lines of hunger, money, and abuse is really the star of the film. Its something that films now a days learned from The Gold Rush. I mean, the eating of the shoe and the belief that he is a chicken goes a long way of the secret behind the scenes and the acting going with in it. I movie like this in 2014 will probably be looked down upon do to the simple fact that its reality, not stage. Something like that can really happen(shoe eating, finding gold, house going down a cliff.) But again its the 1920's. The two story lines, editing, special effects made this film excellent and really far beyond the 1920’s.

 





4) Write a critical analysis of the film of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text materials and the article.

As a performer from 6th grade, I've been watching Chaplin for years now because I personally believe he is with a doubt on of the best actors of all times. My senior year of high school, I got the pleasure to watch for the first time, the film The Gold Rush because I was told by my theatre to watch the physical gags that Chaplin has made into his own. I was studying for my role Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. I was able to study the art of improve and after watching many of Chaplin's films I can certainly say he puts his body o the line for his work. Charlie Chaplin is not just a good actor, he is an amazing director and writer as well. The secret meaning behind his work and the all around effect he has on the world of film will forever never be replaced or forgotten.



 



 

 

 

 

http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/filming/articles/5-Filming-the-Gold-Rush 

 

 

 

 

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM

1) (X) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.

2) (X) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.

3) (X) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.

4) (X) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.

5) (X) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.

6) (X) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.

7) (X) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.

8) (X) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.

Name:Antonio Amorim                                                              Date:02/18/2014