Silent movies

To me silent movies are considered as a new concept as I have not watched any silent movies from tv or movies in Singapore. Most people dislike silent movies as they feel that it is kind of boring. However, I feel that silent movies got it own pros and cons. For example, when a silent movie is short and straight to the point it will be able to convey the message better. [Kevin]

Wow! It was totally a different experience altogether. I’ve never seen a silent movie in Singapore. Hence, I was quite taken aback by how just visuals can tell a story without dialogues. However, I think I still need time to learn to accept such a concept in order to understand it and ultimately, appreciating it. [Afnidah]

I had watched a silent movie done by their own students, something that really amazed me, they even had it on DVD! I think that the effects and the purpose were done almost perfectly. As compared to the normal movie, I do prefer the normal movies to the silent movies. I just feel that the sound effects and voices will serves as a platform for more interaction with the audience, so the silent movie will not be preferred in my context. [kam Hung]

I think that silent films are more difficult to make than normal films with sound. In silent films, the actor’s expressions and actions and every image in the film must be more carefully planned because there is no spoken dialogue. Audience has to depend a lot on visual images in order to understand the story. Silent films are more subtle and a little harder to comprehend compared to normal films but it leads the audience to think and evaluate more about the film. [Pamela]

Photography

To me to taking a photo mean that u need plan what u want to portrait to the viewer and this is a form of communication. We can use photos to tell a story. However, there should not be so many pictures as it will limit the viewer creativity. Furthermore, viewer will be able to predict the story with so many pictures. A good photo should allow viewer to have space to think and let their creativity run wild. [Kevin]

Next was the viewing of the photos that we have taken throughout this trip in Finland. I feel quite proud of our own photo exhibition as Mr Antti had gave his praises towards the photos, and the ‘wow’ effect from the Finnish students sounded so warming to me. I think the sharing of photos with the Finnish students could some guidelines to how we Singaporeans look at things, letting them learn more about us. [Kam Hung]