This was my second time seeing this film. This “Man with a Movie Camera” is a silent film directed by Dziga Vertov and edited by his wife Elizaveta Svilova in 1929. This movie had no actors or a story line which made it difficult to watch and get a grasp of the directors purpose. While viewing this movie I paid more attention to the cinematic techniques, like the camera angles, jump cuts, close-ups shots and the movement of the film. Although it was a difficult film to watch the score moved the scenes along rapidly and smoothly at times. I took some time to do some research about the film because I felt there had to be more to it than just editing and cinematic techniques. Dziga Vertov “felt films were locked into the tradition of stage plays, and it was time to discover a new style that was specifically cinematic”. He also felt that “Movies could move with the speed of our minds when we are free-associating, or with the speed of a passionate musical composition” This film took four years to film and was editing from 1,1775 separate shots. The link below gave me a better perspective of the film.
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http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-man-with-a-movie-camera-1929
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