How some cool silent film effects were done

>>82153654

Actually cool, thanks.

>>82153654

>that keaton stunt

WHAT THE FUCK

>>82155488
That must be bullshit.
where are prrofs?

Colleen Moore is adorable

>>82155488
Buster was a fuckin madman with a death wish

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>>82155488
>>82155525
Keaton was a certified absolute madman.

Well that was interesting.

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>>82155488
MADMAN
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J8XM1_rOTg

Based Buster

I have to go watch some old silent movies.What do you recommend?

>>82153654
While this is all well and good, where's the memes?

>>82156200
Metropolis is one of the biggest and one of the best. True kino.

>>82156075
He must have dislocated his shoulder in this, theres no other way

>>82156422
>True kino.
>le kino meme
Fuck off

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>>82153654
this reminds me when I was a kid building my own practical special effects for my lego movies

>>82156513
People were made of stronger stuff back then. Must have been the Lead that was in everything.

>>82156200

Charlie Chaplin's movies are all incredible.

>>82155525
Keaton did a lot of crazy shit, you should look into it it's really impressive what he did for his films.

>>82156513
I'd bet it was probably sped up a little

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>>82156583

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>>82156583
but it is kino

This was pretty cool.
Does anyone know if there is a documentary out there about the same subject? I am really interested in this. Practical effects are really cool and interesting generally.

>>82156939
how do you pronounce it?
>KIH-NOH
>KAY-NOU

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Good post, thanks OP

>>82157728
KAY-AY-EN-OH

>>82156200
The General is superb:
https://archive.org/details/TheGeneral1926

The Gold Rush is great too, my favorite of Chaplin's movies that I've seen.

>>82156200
Everything by Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin if you haven't already. It's must-watch film history, really.

>>82153654
I always just thought the Keaton stunt was him having a death wish.

>>82156192
This is great thanks

>>82156200
Same answers you've been getting, but Sherlock Jr. is a great intro to silent film. Only an hour, genuinely funny w/ some revolutionary camera work, effects, stunts.

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>>82153654
>matte paintings are done on glass piece in front of the camera, not painted on backdrops or the set

Well shit, man, I never even considered the idea of doing it on a piece of glass. I saw something where they were painted backdrops like in stage-plays and just assumed that was the only way they did it.

I genuinely believe that Buster Keaton wanted to die in one of his own movies

The guy always looked fucking depressed, you can't find a happy picture of him no matter how hard you try

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>>82159570

>>82159570
You'd also look depressed at slow events where you get your photos taken if you spent your life thinking up and doing exciting stunts.

Like parachute-jumpers who turn into adrenaline-junkies and just live for jumping. They don't want to die jumping.

>>82153654
This is so neat, thanks OP

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>>82159570
Those were his glory days, when he was actually happy. He fell on hard times soon after selling out to MGM, starting w the Cameraman, and watched his career fall by the wayside as he took on a crippling alcohol addiction. Then he wanted to die.

>>82159703
Why did I instantly think of Bugs Bunny?

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>>82159570
close enough

"And your *other* gun" origin?
1:13:57

https://youtu.be/cRNObtP_Fgo?t=1h13m57s

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>>82156513
One time he literally fractured his neck during a stunt, and after laying down for a while, they continued shooting. He's the GOAT.

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>>82159570
He smiled and laughed in the early movies where he was Fatty Arbuckle's sidekick.

>>82159570
the deadpan bewildered look was part of the character

>>82159874
Holy shit it actually is, and he used more than one giant gun for effect.