FM4 - Varieties of Film Experience - Issues and Debates
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Summary A Level Film Studies Buster Keaton Silent Shorts Package
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FM4 - Varieties of Film Experience - Issues and Debates
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This document encapsulates all information needed for those studying Buster Keaton’s silent shorts for the silent cinema section of the WJEC A Level Film Studies course. This note collection includes detailed key scene analysis, ready to support your exam essays. This document also caters to all ...
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soap and looks into cameras with wall-hand over lens
editing a fast cross-cutting between Keaton outside trying to stop house spinning and others inside
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sound mediated increase
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