FILM 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Michelle Pfeiffer, Soviet Montage Theory
29 Oct 2018
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Shot: 1 uninterrupted image with a single static or mobile framing, Take: in filmmaking the shot produced by one uninterrupted run of camera. Selena comes home after another hard day at the office. Then: selena comes home after being assaulted by her boss, max shreck, and pushed out a window, after her transformation into catwoman. A performance technique of soviet montage cinema whereby an actor is given features believed to characterize a social class or other group. Mise-en-scene can control not only what we look at, but also when we look at it: duration of image i) ii) Longer duration means we have time to explore the edges of the frame and non-dominant elements. Rhythm of movement in the frame: rhythm of character or figure movement iii) Rhythm of editing: graphic and conceptual matches. Opening credit sequence depicts ivan martin (jimmy cliff) going from rural setting to urban space. Mise en scene elements: setting, location i.
