For “Return to the Silent Era,” I will be using a movie trailer from “True Grit.” The reason I chose this movie was because of the action in it, the fact that it is easy to read the movie just from the clips in the trailer, and because it’s an all-around great movie.

To make this trailer more into silent movie-style, there are a few things that the trailer needs:

1. Intertitles Because there is no dialogue, the trailer will need intertitles. They are basically subtitles on that screen that can explain parts of the film that may not necessarily be understood by the audience. They help the narration along, and they help the audience better understand the key points of the movie.

2. Music & Sound Effects The different music tracks and sound effects throughout a movie also help tell the story. They put the right emphasis on certain scenes. They also help strike emotions of the audience. This particular movie trailer would need fast-paced music because it is an action-packed movie. It could also use a multitude of sound effects, such as galloping horses, gun shots, and anything else “Western.” There are also some parts in this movie that are fairly suspenseful, so dramatic music would play an appropriate part in this as a silent movie.

3. High Production Speed A high production speed would also be one of the key points in turning this movie trailer into a silent film trailer. I personally think a movie at a higher speed would emphasize the action, especially in this movie trailer. I also think the audience would be more anxious to find out what happens next in the movie if the speed of the movie is faster.

4. Tinting After doing a little researching, I’ve come to the conclusion that the tinting of the movie trailer will give it the most “silent” feeling. Before this researching I did not know this, but old silent movies used to use different colored tints to represent a certain time of the day. Blue tints represent night scenes, and yellow/amber tints represent day scenes. With this different tinting, this movie trailer would easily be turned into a silent movie trailer.