Big ups to the second, third and fourth grade students from the Spring School whojoined in on the Evoke Cinema Classroom’s “Silent Kids” workshop. The second through fourth grade classes wrote the script for their film, “The Man from Virginia.” My students, all modern day kids from the inner city, fell in love with 1920's Silent Film! Who’d a thunk it?! They were really inspired by Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, and they thought Charles Chaplin was a scream! Their favorite Chaplin flick ? “The Rink.” They couldn't get enough of it … wanted to watch it again and again! They became anxious about making their own Silent Film and wanted it to look authentic, so they dressed in 1920’s period clothing that we collected from thrift shops. Donations were also made by family and faculty. The students learned a bit about camera angles and the movie was shot primarily by me on the Canon XL1. The camera was a bit heavy for the younger children but they had fun trying. During editing, I taught the students to apply various effects to give their film the look of old cinema. The school’s music teacher and musician, Mr. David Catanch provided us with some authentic ragtime music to import into the film. Thank You Mr. Dave! This is a scene from the opening of film. The movie actually turned out to be 28 minutes long. The students really worked hard on the script and spent lots of time designing and making the set. The film was shot entirely at the Spring School in West Philadelphia. Also, a special thanks to St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church for letting us use the building’s breezeway for our restaurant scene. Thanks to all who attended the August 22 screening and contributed to the student fundraiser by purchasing this DVD. There was a lot of laughter in the audience that night! I promise to upload a bit of this video soon.
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