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Filters
classic german expressionist films
How has ufa stayed in bussiness
By 1938, after taking over foreign film production facilities in France, Belgium and other countries, one third of the company’s sales came from abroad. UFA’s economic boom made it possible to further expand the so-called “star system,” which had already been developed in the silent film era.
The Expressionist fine art movement
Influence on contemporary cinema
Edgar Wright uses Rhythmic Montage in the pub by having shots of a similar length when the drinks are being poured.
The Five Methods of montage
Metric Editing-
Rhythmic Montage-
Tonal Editing Method-
Over-Tonal Method-
The Intellectual Method-
classic constructivist films
VGIK
The VGIK was founded in 1919 by Vladimir Gardin and is the oldest film school in the world.
It was originally called the Moscow Film School but since 1986 the school has been named after Sergei Gerasimov.
In 2008 the institute became a university.
Gerasimov Task
constructivist art
Constructivist art aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. The movement rejected decorative stylization in favour of the industrial assemblage of materials. Constructivists were in favour of art for propaganda, and were associated with Soviet socialism, the Bolsheviks.