It Happened One Night
1)
Relate
what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.
In class we
discussed the transition from silent films to films with sound. By 1929 silent
films were no longer being made. Sound films became increasingly popular
despite the technical difficulties. Some of these technical difficulties
included poor synchronization, sound being muffled, and not knowing where to
place the microphone. We also discussed “screwball comedy” which often ‘took on
or challenged the convention roles for women.” Screwball comedy is usually a
battle of the sexes. It Happened One
Night is, in fact, a screwball comedy.
2)
Find a related article
and summarize the content
The article
discusses how the movie It Happened One
Night came to exist. It states that both award winning actors were not at
all interested in creating the movie in the first place, however, the movie
ironically turned out to be a classic, and the first to start the screwball
comedy genre. Columbia Pictures had a reputation for being poor and managed to change
that with this film. Many actresses turned down the female lead role for It Happened One Night. Claudette Colbert ended up taking the lead
role after having had a previous terrible experience in a movie Director Frank Capra
directed. The only reason she took the role was because she was offered $50,000
for a four-week job. Turns out she made a great executive decision. Clark Gable
and Frank Capra did not get along at first, but when Gable read the script for
his role in It Happened One Night, he
realized he was very much like his character, and ended up getting along just
fine with Capra.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.
How did the article support or change the way you thought about the
film, director, content, etc.?
I had no idea
the actors in the movie had given Capra such a hard time. The movie was not
planned to be such a great historical success. To me, it would seem that anyone
back then would be willing to make a movie and be on the big screen. This is
why I was baffled when I learned that Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable were so
hesitant and feisty about making this movie.
3)
Write a critical
analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a
result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article.
It Happened One Night was an incredible
film, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoyed it a lot more after learning
everything we have been taught in class thus far. I compared it to silent films
and appreciated the evolution from silent films to sound films. I appreciated
the sound synchronization. I also appreciated the Colbert’s role. She was very
womanly and independent.
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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: Mathysse Gomez Bera Date: 2.28.13
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: Mathysse Gomez Bera Date: 2.28.13
