moive assignment

Movie assignment

Movie Name： Buster Keaton in The General (1927)

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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHlBMKtgPOA&t=1423s

Question: In Film Form, Eisenstein writes, “Cinema is, first and foremost, montage.” He describes montage as conflict and collision “that gives rise to an idea.” Using this week’s reading, consider Eisenstein’s theory of montage and choose one scene from October (1927) to analyze. Explain how this scene typifies Eisenstein’s theory. In other words, explain how the collision of shots in the scene “gives rise to an idea.”

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Like Eisenstein, Vertov’s theory of cinema is based in montage, but he and Eisenstein differed drastically on the ideas of film form and technique. Based on this week’s reading, which discusses Vertov’s film theory called Kino-Eye, discuss how Man With a Movie Camera (1929) can be understood as an argument for Vertov’s view of cinema. Be sure to use evidence from the film. Also, briefly discuss how Vertov’s views on cinema differ from those of Eisenstein.

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· Write at least 400 words