My short story “The Mask” is about the heyday of the silent film era (with an unusual twist, i.e., a stage actor with a terrible voice finds salvation in silents, unlike silent actors with bad voices who were later ruined by the talkies.) The early 1910s to late 1920s were an artistically and technically fruitful period, ushering in three point lighting; close-up, long shot, and panning shots; and advances in editing. Color was more prevalent in silent than sound films for decades, usually in the form of tinting (colorization) but also with real color processes such as Kinemacolor & Technicolor. Discover more interesting facts about popular culture and the arts in BEHIND THE STORY.
