Buster Keaton

more alike. Most, if not all, of Bitzer’s mechanisms can be recognized through the works of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Less prominent are the interconnected relationships among Mack Sennett, the producer and director responsible for first hiring Charlie Chaplin, and eventually directing Buster Keaton in The Timid Young Man in 1935, following MGM film studio’s creation. By way of this connection, Keaton and Chaplin supported and progressed the initial breakthroughs and intuitive understandings

Joseph Frank Keaton IV or as everyone had called him Buster Keaton was an American actor, director, producer, writer, comedian, and stunt performer. Buster Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas. Here’s a little fun fact on why everyone calls Joseph Frank Keaton IV, “Buster” Keaton. Legend has it that when Keaton was eighteen months old he fell on a flight of stairs and there was a famous magician that we all know and love that was there to see it and his name was Harry Houdini. After

Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. All of these three actors had uniqueness in their acting capabilities and styles. They produced quality work and became famous. These were the three faces who changed the shape and direction

I have watched all of THE PAWNSHOP, THE KID, and COPS. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton have done hundreds of silent films, each specializing in their own kind of comedy. Both actors were profound comedians, Chaplin, sophisticated and dignified, and Keaton, sturdy and compact. They each had an appealing style of film and comedy, but I don’t have a preference between Keaton and Chaplin as both a filmmakers and comedians. People found Chaplin to be an amazing performer, while most of his characters

projecting a show about two lovers and a similar domestic crime, Sherlock experiences a bizarre daydream of "entering" the world of the movie. Buster Keaton introduces a man who is trying to impress a girl by giving her a ring. There are certain things in the scene that makes it part of the plot; such as the ring and the reaction to it, the framing, and acting. Buster Keaton uses the

Both Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin have a very disparate audience and appeal to different types of people. Charlie Chaplin's comedy is well suited for anyone who enjoys lively, cheerful and slapstick comedy. This is the majority of people, therefore Chaplin would have had a much larger audience. In a time period where there was war and the great depression, people would have probably gravitated towards Chaplin more than Keaton. Chaplin's “Little Tramp” image was far more recognized than Keaton's

The Scandalous Hollywood Fat Man: Roscoe Arbuckle Have you ever wondered how everyday life would be if there were parade tabloid writers and paparazzi following your every move? Every step you take you hear the shutter of a camera and microphones following you around to get the “scoop”. This was the life Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. Roscoe was a very famous comedian during the nineteen-teens and twenties. He co-starred with Mabel Normand in many films such as “Mabel’s Wilful Way” and “Fatty and Mabel

and Buster Keaton are two of most decorated comedic actors to date, and they did not have to utter a single word. In fact, these actors brought about laughter throughout the silent film era, and gained large followings despite their contrasting comedy styles. Buster Keaton began his career in vaudeville before making the switch to film in the early 1900s. That is when he became the visual storyteller who’s deadpan and stoic expressions earned him a nickname of “The Great Stone Face”. Keaton preferred

History you think of the beginning, Silent films. You think of the man with a funny mustache and clothing a couple sizes too big. You also think of the man with a straight face when he should be crying in pain. Those men are Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, these aren't the only two but these are the two that are widely known in the Silent Comedy Film industry.This is a very competitive business and everyone wanted to be in it. Only the best of the best continued within the film industry. To succeed

My bare feet crossed over the double yellow lines of the busy road that divided the parking lot and the bay as I carried my flip-flops in one hand and my phone in the other. The burning sun directed its rays towards my shoulders and I could feel my skin getting hotter by the second. I watched as my family and neighbors began crossing the rickety bridge that led to the dock and just as it had in the car, my mind began to race. I couldn’t help but think of all the shark attacks that had occurred in