Arts & Culture
How Silent Films Convey Emotion Without Dialogue
Quick fact
In the silent era, filmmakers often hired live pianists or orchestras to play emotion-evoking music in sync with the action, because music was the 'voice' of the film's feelings.
Why this is interesting
You've probably laughed at a Charlie Chaplin film or felt the terror in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari—so how did those black-and-white movies make you feel so much without uttering a single word?