HISTART 2901 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Robert Wiene, Cinema Of The United States, Soviet Montage Theory
23 Mar 2017
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Clutter, confines, claustrophobic, walls do not intersect with floors & ceilings at. Contrast between light and shadow, light and dark. Flashback product of objective point of view. World appears this way because mind is distorted. Francis looks in window of caravan, close up of dr. caligari. Cesare abducting jane but someone in caravan in coffin. Robert wiene looked at american cinema before filming. Director establishes and defines the parameters of the viewing experience. Explicit use & manipulation of the elements of mise-en-sc ne. Major tendencies in narrative cinema after german expressionism: Side note: tim burton was influenced by german expressionism! The soviet union: eisenstein and the theory of montage. Montage: editing where the director uses specific combinations of shots to convey. Film was assemblage of shot rather than series of separate scenes meaning or an idea. The kuleshov effect: lev kuleshov invented montage. Montage comes from monter (french), which means to assemble. Laid out shots to create an idea.
