One film from the classic soviet constructivism era is the young lady and the hooligan which released in 1919 and is directed by Vladimir Mayaskovy.
Another film from the classic soviet constructivism is Kino eye which released in 1924 and was directed by Dziga Vertov and follows the story of promoting the joys of living in the Soviet Union.
One more film from this era is 1926 movie Journey to mars which was directed by Nikolai Prusakov and Grigori Borisov.
2)Describe some of the stylstic conventions associated with the expressionist art movement.
Some of the stylistic choices of this art form is extreme angles, flattened forms, garish colours and distorted views. This creates its unique look and aesthetic.
1)Explain how the political, social and economic upheaval created by the aftermath of both the Russian revolution and WW1 affected the production and content of classic soviet constructivist cinema.
The Russian revolution of 1917 impacted the production and content of films of the classic soviet constructivist cinema. The way there were impacted was because they made films more based on propaganda for the Soviet Union and the content was completely controlled and restricted by the government.
Men in the film are mainly split into two completely different personality traits. Characters like Clyde and his Brother Buck, as well as C.W Moss are all shown as reckless, immature and daring when around each other. We can see this when Clyde robs a shop in front of Bonnie who he just met to impress her. These actions often have consequences as seen when they antagonize the Texas Rangers. The other side of the personality spectrum is men like Frank Hammer who is a cold and serious guy representing the ideal of masculinity at the time.
woman in the mostly fall into the trope of being damsels in distress as seen with the character of Blanche Barrow who spends a majority of the movie screaming and crying in most situations. She often tries to be the voice of reasons and disagrees with the gang in most situations. On the other hand we have Bonnie who embraces the lifestyle the crew lives and has moments of being just as insane as Clyde is. However she does show some regret throughout the movie about wanting to leave and be with her mother again.
People of Colour in the film are presented as equal despite the racial tension going on at the time. We see this when Clyde shakes hands with the farmers and lets him shoot the government owned buildings.
The police in the film play an antagonistic role due to the unlawful nature of the protagonists. They spend a majority of the movie hunting down the protagonists and end up killing them. We continue to see their persistence throughout the film as more and more frequently during the film police shootouts occur and they also bring in an armored car to take them out.
One director for German Expressionism era is Fritz Lang who directed the 1921 film Destiny.
Another German director is Arthur Robinson who directed Warning Shadows in 1923.
A Russian Constructivism director is Sergei Einstein who made the famous movie Battleship Potemkin.
Another Russian constructivism director is Lev Kuleshov who produced Dura Lex.
Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd were all comical slapstick actors who featured in the theme of comedy.
They were all extremely influential and went on to inspire many other actors to mimic their personality’s. In 1917, Charlie Chaplin’s character was so famous a fake was created called Billy West was introduced and played “the tramp”.
Charlie Chaplin stared in silent films such as Limelight, Monsieur Verdoux, The Kid, The Gold Rush and city lights to name a few.
Buster Keaton stared in moves like Steamboat Bill Jr
1)According to cousins, the hub of film production in the USA moved because he can no longer be sued for infringing on motion picture film patents.
2)Denmark’s film industry is described as the best because of their natural light as well as Denmark’s traditions of literature meaning the themes were new an innovative.
3)Benjamin Christianson made a famous film that is Haxan. Another director is victor Sjostrom who directed the phantom carriage.
4)D.W Griffith directed the film Birth of a nation which was released in 1915. The film caused a division between critics, practitioners and theorists. The cause of this was because of the racist themes in the movie and the false depiction of African-American soldier in the American civil war. It caused many to Protest.
The first film made by the Lumiere brothers is called Workers leaving the Lumiere factory and was made in 1985.
The phantom ride was an early genre of films popular in Britain and US it depicted vehicles moving forward and they often featured strapping cameras to the front of the vehicle.
The sick kitten showed the innovation of close up shots the light of an American fire fighter pioneered in continuity editing.
Lighting:
The lighting in Bonnie and Clyde is very bright and saturated to create a fun and exiting response from the viewer.
Costumes:
The costumes in Bonnie and Clyde are western themed and characters like Clyde are similar looking to cowboy as he is an outlaw.
Setting:
The film takes place in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Missouri. They often change locations due to run ins with the police. The western setting adds to the outlaw theme of the movie.
Props:
Gun Props in the movie include guns that were popular at the time such as the Tommy gun and Revolvers. This makes the shootout scenes more accurate and caries the western theme with it
