Marketing Silent Movies

Buying a film:

After searching through the shops of my local shopping centre, I've come to realise that it's harder than I expected to pick up an old silent movie considering the movie production teams no longer use that type of equipment when making their films now.
So, I looked online and found that you can visit websites such as Feature Films which contains many of the classic silent movies or sites such as:
WelcomeToSilentMovies

SilentfilmsDVD

DVD+CD Universe

SilentMovieCrazy
Plus Many More. There seems to be plenty online but hardly any in the shops unless they've recently come out, for example The Artist (2011).

Silent Films Dr Mabuse

THE TESTAMENT OF DR.MABUSE
This film was created as a German crime silent movie in the 1933 which is the sequel to Dr. Mabuse the Gambler also by director Fritz Lang.

PRODUCTION:
It is based on Norbert Jacques novel Mabuse' s colony.
When Hitler rose to power propaganda role over many of the cinema productions, including the the banning of the film by Goebbels. However it was still released in Europe while several were produced in the USA.

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE:
Many of the cast and crew had worked with Lang on his productions before including Rudolf Klein-Rogge who returned to play Dr. Mabuse.

The film was composed at the end of 1932-1933 with the desire that it would spread world wide.
What many don't know is that when explosions and gun fire was needed Lang often used many real weapons including in the opening scene during a power outage where a stunt actor did the gun play.

Silent Movie The Artist 2011

(List of films)

The Artist 2011 
This French Rom-com drama is set in the classic black and white film type; taking on the silent film style that was almost forgotten considering that new films continue to
Modernize their movies with all the latest filming equipment.
The story of the film takes place in Hollywood between the 1927-1932 years where cinema was becoming more and more popular.
The director-Michel Hazanavicius- focuses the attention on the relationship of a young actress and a silent film star.

AWARDS:
This new silent film received many awards along with its positive feedback from many critics. Including being nominated for 6 Global globe awards, and 3 Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy awards.
The director had been fantasizing making a silent movie for years; many filmmakers he idolized were from the silent era.

PRODUCTION:
The film was filmed in 35 days and made in the 1.33:1 screen ratio which is also common for the silent film era.
Even though the final production was presented in black and white it was actually shot in colour and all technical details like the lenses, lighting and camera movements were calibrated and edited to create the right look.
Commonly enough, silent films have a sped up look to them especially those from the 1920's. To create this, the film was shot with a slightly lower frame rate (22fps) instead of the usual rate (24fps).