Why Did the First Screen Actors Use Exaggerated Gestures, Emphatic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why did the first screen actors use exaggerated gestures, emphatic expressions, and the mouthing of words to bring their characters to life?

• A) This was the standard visual language of cinematic expression.
• B) Film directors told them to act this way.
• C) This was the accepted comic style of the time.
• D) They were adapting the acting style of nineteenth-century theater.
• E) They were following the Italian national film style.

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