Buster Keaton, The making, unmaking and remaking of "the Blacksmith"

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Buster Keaton, The making, unmaking and remaking of "the Blacksmith". Nicolas provides a very informative talk about the two already known versions of "The Blacksmith". He contrasts this with the newly discovered directors (Buster Keaton) cut that was thought lost to the ages. A fantastic speaker, with a great grasp of his subject; a fascinating tale of how the mind of the master (Buster Keaton) worked. Nicolas Ciccone : Is a former intern at CineMuseum LLC who was involved in the Mack Sennett Project. Currently, he is a Michigan-residing college student thinking of pursuing a career in film preservation. His mentors in this field include David Shepard, Don Crafton, Paul E. Gierucki, and David B. Pearson. A great talk given at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in Muskegon Michigan as part of the 20th annual Buster Keaton convention. To view in High Definition click on the gear Icon in the lower right corner. adjust setting to 720 dpi. Want to learn more about keaton and get a quarterly newsletter? To Join the Keaton Society: http://www.busterstuff.com/... Want to see the rest of the talk? You need to come to the conventions! Want to find out more about the Buster Keaton Convention? To find information about the convention go to: http://busterkeaton.com/ Link is on the left side. For the clips of "The Blacksmith": Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted."Fair Use" guidelines: Creator: Robert Crabtree Support Silent Film: The Mack Sennett Collection, Vol. One http://www.flickeralley.com/catalog/item/the-mack-sennett-collection-vol-1/hardgood The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of classic American slapstick comedy. This historic studio was at one time home to a staggering number of silent screen luminaries including Mabel Normand, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Beery, Harry Langdon, Marie Dressler, Ben Turpin, The Keystone Cops, Ford Sterling, Charley Chase, Al St. John, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, Billy Bevan, Louise Fazenda, Eddie Quillan, and countless others. Even Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin, still the world’s most recognized actor, introduced his beloved Tramp character under the auspices of Keystone. Later, under the Mack Sennett Comedies banner, Sennett went on to produce a new generation of sound comedies, some in early color, featuring the likes of W.C. Fields, Bing Crosby, Lloyd Hamilton, Andy Clyde, and more. Now, for the first time, thanks to Flicker Alley, CineMuseum, and Keystone Films, over 100 of the best surviving Sennett comedies have been gathered from around the world, fully restored, and digitally re-mastered in HD for Blu-ray home video. The Mack Sennett Collection, Vol. One features the first 50 of these films presented on a 3-disc Blu-ray set. These new editions have been painstakingly reconstructed by CineMuseum and Keystone Films using original 35mm nitrate, archival negatives, preservation materials, and sometimes the lone known surviving film print, from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Blackhawk Films®, Lobster Films, the Richard M. Roberts Collection, Gierucki Studios, and dozens of privately held archives.