IFC Part 3: Exercise 3.4
What is Documentary? The documentary film no matter it styles is a powerful way for a filmmaker to put forward their point of view – they are also very successful on how they influence the audience and how they…
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Project 4 – Believe it or not
The Man with the Movie Camera (1929)
The Man with the Movie Camera(1929) Director: Dziga Vertov Summary: A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention. Synopsis: This playful film is at once a documentary of a day in…
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Roger Corman analyses the “Odessa Steps” scene from ‘Battleship Potemkin’ (1925)
Roger Corman analyses the “Odessa Steps” scene from ‘Battleship Potemkin’ (1925) While researching analysis and reaction to “Battleship Potemkin” (1925) I came across this interview with famous B-movie director Roger Corman where he describes the action of “Odessa Steps” sequence far…
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Battleship Potemkin (1925)
As Battleship Potemkin (1925) Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein Summary: A dramatised account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resulting street demonstration which brought on a police massacre (ImDb) Synopsis: Summary: Perhaps yje most famous example of Soviet propaganda…
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Mother (1926)
Mother (1926) Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin Synopsis: One woman’s struggle against Tsarist rule during the 1905 Russian Revolution. Summary: In this film, the mother of Pavel Vlasov is drawn into the revolutionary conflict when her husband and son find themselves on opposite…
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