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Topic: Phantom of the Opera with Organ & Orch
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Hillary Charles
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Posts: 748
From: York, PA, USA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-10-2007 08:02 AM
quote: Cameron Glendinning That honestly was just stupid, silent films were never intended to be seen that way. I guess today at least you would be able to sneak an ipod in.
Yeah, I'm with you, but my professor was of the opinion that in order to properly study silent film, one must watch them in silence. To me, film study is also film appreciation and if you make someone hostile to a certain form of film, they'll not be motivated to learn anything about it.
For a couple of years, I projected the films in his classes, and one evening, he was not able to open his class before showing "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." He told me, "You know the film, tell them what to look for, and run the film." Since he wasn't there, I hooked up the speakers and asked the class not to tell him I'm playing the soundtrack. The music was bizarre, and not the best, but it was better than nothing.
Silent film with live music is a truly unique artform, and it's wonderful that it is still practiced as much as it is. To think that at one time, more musicians were playing in cinemas than anywhere else in this country.
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