ENGB70H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Soviet Montage Theory, German Expressionism, World View

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German expressionist film (1920-1927, weimar era: german expressionism (1905-1920) weltanschauung (view of the world) Avant-garde film (meant to challenge our understanding of the world) The harshness of the real world suggests that the creator is an effect of the distortion of the outer world: meant to tell us, how can anyone be any other way? . Thus, we are forced to explore our own psyche. Everything seen in the frame: stylistic traits: create mood/atmosphere: reflect psychological state) In dr. caligari, exaggerated makeup, costumes, acting, and locations are used to do this: low key lighting, thematic traits. Insanity: doubles (psyche is governed by dueling traits) Russian revolution: 2 years after, national film school is built in moscow (1919, at the same time, film becomes nationalized and now belongs to the government. The film industry then had to begin to work in service of the ideology of the state. Soviet constructivism: stress the social utility of art (uses art to change us)

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