Man With The Movie Camera: Shot Change Constructs A New Perspective
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Avant Garde Film Midterm
11\3\95
Question #4
Time was used by Vertov as an important factor in editing as well as in
the daily lives of humans.
With editing he utilized the essence of time to his advantage. Vertov
wanted a certain rhythm of cuts to exist in the movie. He desired a choppy
effec ....
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.... a movie and
that they were not in some fantasy land. At one point in the middle of the film
there was a scene with Vertov's wife clipping and editing the movie in a studio.
Then there was a still-frame before the movie continues. This was done so
viewers would again realize they were watching a movie, because too often people
take things for granted.
Other uses of time were implemented by Vertov to ensure the viewers
understood they were watching a movie. There were a multitude of di ....
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