Essay Archive - Man with The Movie Camera: Shot Change constructs a New Perspective
Man with The Movie Camera: Shot Change constructs a New Perspective
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
effect. The cameras, themselves, were supposed to produce a rithym in movements,
too. The point was he wanted to make as many cuts and rigid motions as
possible to make the film appear as hark jerky as possible to the audience. O....
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