Best way to simulate b&w silent movie look?

I am running iMovie 09 and want to film a silent movie.
I want it to have the same look a film from the 1920s would have.
Obviously the first step is to make it black and white.   Then you can speed it up--200% looks pretty good.
The next obvious step would be to use the "Aged Film" filter.  But you can only do one filter at a time in iMovie 09--in other words, you can't make it both black and white AND Aged Film.
So, what would you do to make an authentic looking silent film in iMovie?  Any other ideas I haven't thought of?   Thanks for your help.

Hi,
There are two ways to make black and white photos and
I am wondering if either is better than the other.
They are:
1. Shot the color shot and have iphoto turn it into
a b & w shot.
2. Set the camera, a Canon Rebel XT, to shoot the
photo as a B & W shot.
I have not had time to test these methods in a
methodical way. From what I have seen, when iPhoto
converts a color shot into a b & W shot, it hasnt
looked too impressive. Sort of bland.
On the other hand, using the camera to shoot in b & w
mode seems to produce more expressive shots.
Is this what others have found? Or is iPhoto better
at converting color shots into b & w and I am just
doing it wrong?
Thanks,
Rereading my post (and noticing no replies) I hope I didnt come off as a jerk. When I wrote I didnt have time to do research on these methods, I meant that, I just got the camera, and am leaving for Hong Kong in 2 days. So I need advice on the best way to shoot black and white photos using the Canon Rebel. Camera or iphoto?

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