Task 2- The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush (1925) Take 3 scenes from 'The Gold Rush' (1925) and analyse the micro elements of film form, identifying how these elements construct meaning. M icro-elements of film EXTRA Cinematography and Special Effects (throughout) Special Effects add on to the comedic performances. Practical effects, like the choice of having smoke steam out the shoe in minute 17:00, enhance the already funny scene. Other effects are more cinematographic and have to do with the choice of lenses and angles. A POV shot of Chaplin as a chicken from delirious Big Jim’s perspective (21:00) shows how hunger is really pushing Big Jim’s view of reality to a surreal and funny world by imagining his companion as a chicken he would like to eat. The story follows the Tramp as he goes off to seek his fortune in the Alaskan gold fields, along with prospectors both good and greedy with whom he falls in and falls out. Naturally