Buster Keaton and Visual Comedy

What is the first thing you need to know about visual comedy?

• Use special effects to create humor

• Tell your story through action

• Use title cards to convey the story

• Focus on dialogue and conversations

How did Buster Keaton avoid using title cards in his films?

• By using animated sequences

• By focusing on gesture and pantomime

• By relying on special effects

• By using extensive dialogue

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What is the importance of finding the right camera angle in visual comedy?

• It makes the gag less funny

• It enhances the effectiveness of the gag

• It changes the gag completely

• It doesn't affect the humor of the gag

What are the rules of Buster Keaton's world in terms of visibility?

• The characters can see more than what the camera shows

• If the camera can't see it, the characters can't see it

• The camera can see everything, but the characters are limited

• The characters can see everything, regardless of the camera angle

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What shapes did Buster Keaton often incorporate in his visual gags?

• Ovals, pentagons, and spirals

• Squares, rectangles, and hexagons

• Circles, triangles, and parallel lines

• Stars, diamonds, and crescents

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What did Buster Keaton call his most inventive and surreal jokes?

• Cartoon gags

• Impossible gags

• Natural gags

• Vaudeville gags

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What did Buster Keaton focus on as a storyteller instead of impossible gags?

• Dialogue-driven gags

• Natural gags that emerge organically from the character and situation

• Gags that rely on visual effects

• Special effects-driven gags

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What did Buster Keaton believe was necessary for visual comedy?

• Keeping oneself open to improvisation

• Strictly following a pre-planned script

• Using extensive rehearsals

• Avoiding any improvisation

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What was Buster Keaton's approach to mistakes or accidents during filming?

• Ignore them and continue with the original plan

• Cut them out and reshoot the scene

• Incorporate them into the scene and build on them

• Consider them as failures and discard the scene

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What was Buster Keaton's rule when it came to faking gags?

• Use editing techniques to enhance gags

• Use stunt doubles for dangerous gags

• Use special effects to create realistic gags

• Never fake a gag, always do it for real

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