Summery:
This film is a montage that was taken to show the life of the Soviet Union. The film is a montage consisting in multiple film shots that shows off filming techniques. The film films almost everything form the cameraman making the film to the film itself. The movie showed the life in the Soviet Union while also showing the documentary being done also. The director Dziga Vertov included a lot of filming strategies to make this film such as rapid fire montage, spilt screens, and the use of odd angles. This movie has no narration and is pure film. The film even includes the film being edited. This film is a bit unusual however it shows great exposer to different film techniques. This would be a great film to show and to teach about filming angles and such. The film is filmed in different cities but it looks like it was filmed in one while giving and showing the viewers a well put together documentary. This film can be described as inspirational and also ahead of its time. The movie uses camera techniques that were not yet known to the filming industry which made some of the shots more rare and difficult to film. The film used a more emotional grabbing strategy which is called the Kuleshov Effect. The Kuleshov Effect is when emotional shots are placed beside ordinary shots that do not give the viewer emotional reactions. The reason behind this is because it will give the view more of an emotional reaction. The shots side by side will be telling a bigger picture and message to the viewers. While using this strategy of film one more important aspect of it is the music which can shape the way the viewers see the scene.
World Cinema 