Narjis Dahhan CAU 2

During the production of a film many important people join the project. The functions and main responsibilities are as follows. A  screenwriter  creates a script (a written version of a film before being filmed) either based on previously written materials, such as a book or a play, or in an original work. A scriptwriter can write a script assuming that later it will be able to sell it or it can be hired by a producer or study to write a script following certain specifications. The scripts are often rewritten and it is not unusual for more than one screenwriter to intervene in a script. The  Producer  is the person who maintains control over the complete production of a film and, ultimately, is considered responsible for the success or failure of the film and is involved in the project from the beginning to the end. The task of the producer is to organize and turn the project into a successful film. The producer would be the person who received the Acade...

Silent movie: the "slapstick" In the 20's, the film projections became very famous. So, because of the high demand, more and more silent movies was made. One of the genre more liked by the public was the slapstick. The movies belonging to this genre were based in the use of gag  visual. They were comedy movies. "El Regador regado" by the siblings Lumiére is considered the beginning of this genre. Although there are other people that have contributed in the popularity of this genre. Some of the them are: Max Linder. He incarnated a character of distinguished and elegantly dressed appearance, who was caught in the most unusual entanglements. His great success led him to be the highest paid film actor in France. Mack Sennett. The appearance of this Canadian is the true turning point in the Slapstick. Sennet was a humorless comedian who made history by standing behind the camera and writing and producing his own comic films. In 1912 he founded his own ...