Eureka

Finally I have found something. Prelinger Archives, a website, has a host of films from all different time periods and after typing in Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin I found some silent film. These are short films, usually twenty minutes long and they do a good deal to show me how the word slides and film techniques of the time were. Most of what I watched were comedy films, many involving slapstick and over the top chase scenes. I need to think of something to make with the limited tools I have, but what?

I would love to do a war movie but lack the technology to do so. A comedy would be nice too but I don't feel like my wife, my son, or myself have much to offer in that category. It seems the farther I get down the pathway of inquiry the more muddled things have become.

I watched a modern day silent movie and while the main actor did a great job at being comedic through his actions, I found the movie a tad bit dull and stupid. The music was jazz from the fifties, not even fitting the time period. That is another aspect I need to find, how to add music to the final project. I have some records and have the tools for converting them over, now I just need to find the proper music. Movie Maker is still new to me and while I am learning a lot by just putzing around with it, I may need to look up some website tutorials dealing with it.

With all this going on right now I have to say that I am in the 4th stage of Lamb's 8Ws. I am wiggling all over the place. But then again it feels as if I keep repeating the process. I find information through webbing, wiggle around with it try to weave it into my project, only to find that my project has changed again to something else. I seem to be repeating these three areas. First it was for what project I was going to do. When I figured out it would be film I then repeated my process to narrow it down to silent films. After determining to make a silent film I once again went through the process to determine what film I want to make. If I continue this process I will never finish the project. Well off to do more research and thinking.