BUSTER KEATON : 'One Week' and 'The Scarecrow' analysis

Summarise the following elements of both One Week and The Scarecrow with specific examples of scenes and moments from the films


Use of Film  Form

e.g use of lighting and framing, style of editing , use of cuts and special effects, use and role of mise-en-scene, performance ( body language, facial expression , size and contrast in physique )


Buster Keaton's film persona

e.g aspirational everyman, romantic suitor or outsider clown


Representations

e.g women, marriage,police, class


Silent comedy  techniques

e.g use of stunts,chase scenes , falls, props, animals , slapstick humour, "postmodern" techniques such as breaking fourth wall , 


Cultural  contexts and references

e.g advertising, technologies, vaudeville,technologies