Strike: Ending sequence- analysis notes:
Category Archives: Soviet films
Strike: Middle sequence analysis
Strike: Middle sequence- analysis notes: Explore how film form devices are used to convey messages in the film you have studied Film form is used to convey political ideology in the silent film ‘Strike’ through propaganda in order to promote the unity of the working class and address the masses and proletariat. Firstly in regards to theContinue reading “Strike: Middle sequence analysis”
Strike: Opening Sequence analysis
Strike: Opening sequence- analysis notes: Why might expressive tendencies have emerged within the silent film period? Plan: Bazin’s realist theory: He believed that realism was the only way to make true cinema No fancy camera work, shots on location with real people He presented a new take on cinema to compete with German Expressionism andContinue reading “Strike: Opening Sequence analysis”
Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage
Class notes on Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage:
Realist vs Expressionist Film
Realist vs Expressionist Using the short film screenplay you have written for your Component 3 work… Write a 400-word outline which discusses how you would undertake producing this short film from a realist/ expressionist Realist: For my screenplay ‘Deception’ I would undertake producing this in the form of a realist film by specifically using real locationsContinue reading “Realist vs Expressionist Film”
Strike: Silent Cinema
Strike (1924) by Sergei Eisenstein Propaganda and ‘Cinema of Attractions’ Eisenstein was a Russian and global film maker- one of the pioneers of silent soviet cinema Later the same year, Battleship Potemkin was released Widely available- Youtube Political Contexts: Depicts a strike in 1903 by factory workers Reflects mass political and social unrest that ledContinue reading “Strike: Silent Cinema”
Battleship Potemkin (1925): Fact File
Director: Sergei Eisenstein Date: Produced in 1925 under Soviet control- banned in the UK until 1954 75 minuets long Tribute to the early Russian revolutionaries Sergei Eisenstein’s second full-length film Widely regarded as a masterpiece of international cinema Eisenstein’s early career was marked by a focus on decisive crowd sequences and by the use ofContinue reading “Battleship Potemkin (1925): Fact File”
ISP W21: Classical Cinema and André Bazin
Classical Cinema in the 21st Century Cinema Year Zero: Tik Tok and the Grammar of Silent Film: https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/cinema-year-zero-tik-tok-and-the-grammar-of-silent-film The social media platform Tik Tok built on an expanding user base of short form video-makers using one-minute video loops, shot and edited entirely on a mobile device For the majority of Tik Tok creators, their output hasContinue reading “ISP W21: Classical Cinema and André Bazin”
Silent Cinema
The Silent Film Era 1895-1929 No synchronised recorded sound and no audible dialogue- often title cards and music was played live. The height of the silent era (from the early 1910s in film to the late 1920s) is considered a period of artistic innovation. The film movements of Classical Hollywood, French Impressionism, German Expressionism, and Soviet Montage began in this period. Silent filmmakers pioneered the art formContinue reading “Silent Cinema”
ISP W20: Influential Soviet Films
Sergei Eisenstein’s influential film: Battleship Potemkin (1925): Based on the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled The film was used to consolidate power and spread soviet information- propaganda The film was banned in the UK until 1954 as there was worry it would influence a working classContinue reading “ISP W20: Influential Soviet Films”
Emma Coe Film Studies 