by Dziga Vertov. "This film is famous for the range of cinematic techniques Vertov invents, deploys or develops, such as double exposure, fast motion, slow motion, freeze frames, jump cuts, split screens, Dutch angles, extreme close-ups, tracking shots, footage played backwards, animations, and a self-reflexive style(at one point it features a split screen tracking shot; the sides have opposite Dutch angles). " B&W film, silent movie with early 1900s music reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin- not quite as jerky. Shows city life. Huge camera overlooking the city. Wedding: now transitions to dainty wedding bells. Divorce registration: now the music is kind of creepy and somber rendition of wedding bells. It must be real- a lady won't show her face. Death scenes. While a younger woman is getting her hair and makeup done at a beauty salon, a cloaked old woman stands outside a door, slinging rocks at the building. Prostitute: stoning reference? Factory boxing- extremely rapid against the beat of the drums.
Beach. Parallel between showing a box cartoon of cigarettes from said factory to a hot air balloon of some sort. Reference to Ballet Mechanique in my opinion. Used a motion shaping method- that showed some cylinders stacking on top of each other. Cool! Now onto sports- jolly girl swinging a disc and jumping hurdles. Koyaanaatski - more ref. like this movie. People around are part of the machine. MACHINE.
Fantastic use of cinematography- Tons of different styles. Trying to define what the new society is about. Propaganda. Post-revolution.
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