What are the important drama skills used in silent movies?

1. Body movement was also vital for silent movie acting. Since there was no dialogue to express emotion the actors conveyed feeling mostly through body language

2. Facial expression

Actors made faces that clearly displayed a variety of reactions

3. Visual storytelling

4. Pantomine

**5. Hand gesture sign language was utilized in many movies because people of varied language or countries could more easily comprehend the sign