RTF 321D Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gerasimov Institute Of Cinematography, Japanese Calligraphy, Creative Geography

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Radio-Television-Film
• Course: RTF 321D
• Professor: Ramirez-Berg

Document Summary

O(cid:448)iet (cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:373)a"s (cid:373)ai(cid:374) goal: (cid:373)a(cid:454)i(cid:373)ize fil(cid:373)"s (cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:373)ati(cid:272) (cid:395)ualities. State film school founded = moscow film school. 1919: fou(cid:374)ds (cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:373)a stud(cid:455) g(cid:396)oup = (cid:862)kulesho(cid:448) wo(cid:396)kshop(cid:863) (cid:862)te(cid:454)t(cid:271)ook(cid:863) = intolerance. Manipulate space to create story world (story world = diegesis) Principle: montage can create non-existent world (places, objects, people) (cid:862)kulesho(cid:448) effe(cid:272)t(cid:863) Said that montage is characterized by collision- by the conflict of two pieces in opposition to each other. Japanese calligraphy e. g. bird + mouth = sing, child + mouth = scream. C = (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:449)o(cid:396)d/(cid:374)e(cid:449) idea i(cid:374) (cid:396)eade(cid:396)"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d. Strike (1925) crowd of farmers running dead cow brutal slaughter of a lesser being. Diagonal line = adds tension, energy; implies action. Repeated action (for emotional emphasis at crucial moments) The battleship potemkin (1925), we are shown the woman in black falling and pushing the baby carriage 2 times. The battleship potemkin (1925), shown 4 quick shots of woman being shot. By increasing the number of shots, time is extended.