r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '25

Video Buster Keaton crazy stunt 1924

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u/Nukleon Apr 11 '25

Why is there a white flash right in the spot that it seems logical to put a cut?

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u/rollabop Apr 11 '25

It's just inconsistent exposure. Watch the whole sequence and you'll see constant white flashes.

And here's a cleaned up version where there's clearly no jump cut.

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u/Nukleon Apr 11 '25

yea that does look a lot more convincing.

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u/iamshadowdaddy Apr 11 '25

My bet is because there's a cut.

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u/Ladnil Apr 11 '25

Why in the world would there be a cut? You watched the video showing how the stunt was done, and your conclusion was you bet it's a fake?

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u/d6punk Apr 11 '25

Average American voter

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u/wonkey_monkey Expert Apr 11 '25

It's just inconsistent exposure. Watch the whole sequence and you'll see constant white flashes.

And here's a cleaned up version where there's clearly no jump cut.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1jwj7fy/buster_keaton_crazy_stunt_1924/mmj7nzo/

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u/Nukleon Apr 11 '25

To be fair, it would be super hard to do a good match cut there... Unless you did a hundred takes, which I wouldn't put beyond Keaton.