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10991078481Kuleshov Effectomitting a scene's establishing shot and leading the spectator to infer continuity0
10991078482Basic Principles of Kuleshov Effectthe shot has meaning in and of itself as an image of reality the shot has meaning when it is placed in relation to other shots it is editing that creates meaning -- led to theories of montage1
10991078483socialist realism- the ideological contentany work of art had to represent realistically the socialist ideals of the Soviet Union2
10991078484formalism- deadly sinthe privileging of the aesthetic form over its ideological content3
10991078485Soviet Montage Form and Style: Genreoften about revolutionary moments4
10991078486Soviet Montage Form and Style: narrativemore about social forces and class conflicts than the struggle of the individual protagonist5
10991078487Soviet Montage Form and Style: EditingOverlapping editing: one action from different perspectives Elliptical cutting (the jump cut) Rhythmic editing Parallel editing and the "non-diegetic insert" Graphic contrasts from shot to shot6
10991078488Characteristics of Soviet Montage FilmSpecial effects Non-traditional camera angles and camera movements Mise-en-scène: realistic with specific elements to heighten impact Lighting to heighten emotional impact Casting/acting: non-professional actors and typage (eccentricity) Later important for Italian Neorealism7
10991078489Eisenstein theoretical /montage theory-an expressive or symbolic process whereby seemingly dissimilar images could be linked together to produce metaphors -montage as collision or conflict between shot and its successor each shot has potential energy conflict as expression of Marxist's dialectic principle -meaning created thru the collision of attractions (ideas) Thesis + antithesis = synthesis (A + B = C) -interactions of shots produces meaning; conflict produces dynamism every shot has dominant attraction and many subsidiary ones, but ultimate goal is unity8
10991078490Role of Spectatorfilm as psychological machine designed to shock the spectator, who has an active role in the formation of its meaning unlike Hollywood films -- spectator in trance-like state9
10991078491Film Text (specter's role)the space where filmmaker and spectator are united - the final unified image destined for the spectator10

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