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Season 2, Episode 9: Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag
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Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning from him. Today, i’d like to talk about the artistry (and the thinking) behind his gags.
All Episodes - Season 2
Episode 1
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - The Geometry of a Scene
Episode 2
Drive (2011) - The Quadrant System
Episode 3
Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement
Episode 4
F For Fake (1973) - How to Structure a Video Essay
Episode 5
Lynne Ramsay - The Poetry of Details
Episode 6
In Praise of Chairs
Episode 7
Chuck Jones - The Evolution of an Artist
Episode 8
Vancouver Never Plays Itself
Episode 9
Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag
Episode 10
Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging