Arts & Entertainment
Live Piano, Silent Films
Buster Keaton silent film, "The Cameraman," with live piano accompaniment by silent film expert and composer Ben Model, latest in regular library event.
The Ocean County Library continues to offer special evenings of silent films, but featuring the live piano accompaniment by silent film expert and composer Ben Model.
Tuesday evening, the Toms River branch showed Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman," a comedy film showcasing the foibles of a man trying to make it in the photography businesses. Model composes the film scores himself, and started the evening with a slide show providing a historical look at the silent film era.
This selection from the performance focuses on the cameraman's attempt to get some news reel footage of a fire...if only he could find it.
