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Buster Keaton - The Scarecrow - Coggle Diagram
Buster Keaton -
The Scarecrow
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film form
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multi-functional use of props (mirror becoming picture of Sybil Seely)
use of schadenfreude
use of symmetry in the opening scene
breaking the fourth wall - Seely looking directly into the camera
long shot of him crossing the water through a walking hand stand
animalistic imagery in this short film
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context
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use of acrobatics from vaudeville
performing of own stunts, getting run over by cars etc
reference ot the 2nd industrial revolution through the reference of ploughing fields of straw
dead pan facial expressions
reference to cubism through the shape of the house
another reference to the 2nd industrial revolution through the train in the background, alongside the use of the car and the motorbike in the chase scene
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representations
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women work in the house - shown in the mise-en-scene through the sign "What's a home without a mother?"
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critical approach (natural vs expressionist)
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surrealism in the sun rising incredibly quickly
emphasised walk form comedic effect
simple plot - fighting over the same woman
surreal - being chased by a dog through a building in ruins
music helps to emphasise the comedic aspect of the short film