Soviet montage theorySoviet montage theory is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon ( is French for 'assembly' or 'editing'). It is the principal contribution of Soviet film theorists to global cinema, and introduced formalism into filmmaking.
Man with a Movie CameraMan with a Movie Camera is a 1929 Soviet experimental silent documentary film, written and directed by Dziga Vertov. It was filmed by his brother Mikhail Kaufman (who also appears as the titular cameraman), and edited by Vertov's wife Yelizaveta Svilova. Vertov's feature film, produced by the film studio All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration (VUFKU), presents urban life in Moscow, Kiev and Odessa during the late 1920s. It has no actors.
Cinema of the United StatesThe film industry of the United States, primarily associated with major film studios collectively referred to as "Hollywood", has significantly influenced the global film industry since the early 20th century. Classical Hollywood cinema, a filmmaking style developed in the 1910s, continues to shape many American films today. While French filmmakers Auguste and Louis Lumière are often credited with modern cinema's origins, American filmmaking quickly rose to global dominance.
Lev KuleshovLev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (Russian: Лев Владимирович Кулешов; 13 January [O.S. 1 January] 1899 – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Moscow Film School. He was given the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1969.
Russian Civil WarMulti-party war in the former Russian Empire (1917–1922)BelligerentsBolsheviks: Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Transcaucasian SFSRRegional forcesWhite movement:Russian Republic (1917–1918)Russian State (1918–1920) South Russia (1919–1920)Regional forcesIndependence movements: Poland Finland Ukraine Belarus Estonia Latvia Lithuania Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan MoldaviaNorthern CaucasusBasmachiAnti-Bolshevik left:Left SRsGreen armiesMakhnovshchinaRight SRs and MensheviksAllied Powers: Japan United Kingdom United States France CzechoslovakiaCentral Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leadersVladimir LeninLeon TrotskySergey KamenevJukums VācietisYakov Sverdlov #...further detailsAlexander Kolchak Lavr Kornilov †Anton DenikinPyotr Wrangel...further detailsJózef PiłsudskiC.
Dziga VertovDenis Arkadyevich Vertov (born David Abelevich Kaufman; 2 January 1896 [O.S. 21 December 1895] – 12 February 1954), better known as Dziga Vertov, was a Soviet pioneer documentary film and newsreel director, as well as a cinema theorist. His filming practices and theories influenced the cinéma vérité style of documentary movie-making and the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical film-making cooperative which was active from 1968 to 1972.
Sergei EisensteinSergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent filmsStrike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historicalepicsAlexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1945/1958).
Close-upA close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production and still photography medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving toward or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.
Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.Semantic fieldIn linguistics, a semantic field is a related set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject. The term is also used in anthropology, computational semiotics, and technical exegesis.
Vladimir LeninLeader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924PersonalEarly lifeDeath and state funeralMausoleumTestamentBrainSpeechesRevolutionary activityBolsheviksTampere conference of 19051907 Tiflis bank robberyRevolutionary situationRevolutionary defeatismLocomotive H2 293April ThesesOctober RevolutionGovernmentRevolutions of 1917–1923Assassination attempts1918 May 1 ParadeWar communismFamine of 1921–1922Hanging orderRed TerrorTwenty-one ConditionsTreaty of MoscowTrial of the Socialist RevolutionariesFirst and second governmentPolitical ideologyLeninismMarxism–LeninismBolshevismVanguardismTrotskyismDe-LeninizationBibliographyThe Development of Capitalism in RussiaWhat Is to Be Done?One Step Forward, Two Steps BackTwo Tactics of Social Democracy in the Democratic RevolutionMaterialism and Empirio-criticismPhilosophical NotebooksThe Three Sources and Three Component Parts of MarxismThe Right of Nations to Self-DeterminationImperialism, the Highest Stage of CapitalismThe State and RevolutionThe Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile DisorderLegacyEponymous placesStatuesMonument demolitions in UkraineLenin PrizeLenin Peace PrizeOrder of LeninSwedish Lenin AwardVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April[O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.
Leon TrotskySoviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)PersonalChildhood and familyTrainHouse MuseumRussian political activitiesFirst exileRussian Revolution of 1905Treaty of Brest-LitovskRussian Civil WarTrade-union debateKronstadt rebellionScissors CrisisDepositionCase of the Anti-Soviet "Bloc of Rightists and Trotskyites"American Committee for the Defense of Leon TrotskyDewey CommissionAssassinationperpetratorPolitical ideologyLeninismDemocratic centralismTrotskyismorthodoxAnti-Stalinist leftSoviet democracyUnited FrontWorker's controlAffiliationsLeft OppositionUnited OppositionFourth InternationalBibliographyOur Political TasksOur Revolution1905The Permanent Revolution and Results and ProspectsTerrorism and CommunismTrotsky's Military WritingsLiterature and RevolutionProblems of Everyday LifeNew CourseLessons of OctoberTowards Socialism or Capitalism?Leon Trotsky on ChinaMy LifeThe Permanent RevolutionHistory of the Russian RevolutionThe Revolution BetrayedThe Stalin School of FalsificationTheir Morals and OursThe Transitional ProgramStalinWritings of Leon TrotskyThe Spanish Revolution, 1931-1939The Struggle Against Fascism in GermanyIn Defence of MarxismBiographiesLeon Trotsky: A Revolutionary's Life The Life of Leon TrotskyThe Prophet ArmedThe Prophet UnarmedThe Prophet OutcastTrotsky: A BiographyLev Davidovich Trotsky (né Bronstein; 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1879 – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky, was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and political theorist.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.