FPA 136 Lecture Notes - Gerasimov Institute Of Cinematography, Soviet Montage Theory, Film Stock
28 Dec 2012
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Fpa 136 soviet cinema & the origin of the montage. Continuity editing: tell stories clearly and coherently (developed by griffith) Minimize confusion and doesn"t draw attention to itself. Consistency of tone, rhythm, and spatial relations. Editing works in service of the narrative. Vladimir ulyanov levnin : motion pictures as a crucial tool in campaigning. Of all the arts, the cinema is the most important for us . Agit trains: toured countryside and brought films. Russia had no equipment and was short of film stock. Filmmakers had to leave to other parts of europe and took equipment with them. Moscow film school: 1st film school in the world. Kuleshov effect: edit together bunch of shots to get an effect. Intellectual montage: editing 2 scenes that aren"t related to each other but generate a meaning when they are put together. They are different scenes that aren"t related, but serve to provoke a reaction and emotions from the audience.
