The Man With A Movie Camera Editing Analysis

Although Soviet Union was communist at that era it is fascinating how they had film industry. Mass production of films in Soviet Union was possible from the new leadership announced a “cultural revolution” during late 1920s and early 1930s. The movie “The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)” directed by Dziga Vertoya is a unique film at that era. This film would be in the category of documentary film because it has realistic form in the film by showing ordinary Soviet Union citizen life. However the film contains numerous amount of editing and camera technique, which some technique could not be seen in United States of America at that time. The difference with Soviet Union and United States of America is the way of editing and story telling from seeing the movie “The Man with a Movie Camera” The film “The man with a Movie Camera” uses numerous amount of editing technique. The fast editing, match cut, fast cutting and
Normally for silent film there is a subtitle between scenes to tell what the actor is trying to say. However in the film “Man with a Movie Camera” has no subtitle. From this people around the world can see it with no explanation. From this audience around the world can understand the life of Soviet Union at that time. Even documentary had subtitles in the documentary “Nanook of the North”, American documentary film made in 1922. This made a huge difference between these two countries. Another one would be the scene where the audience are coming in to the theater and sit down to watch a movie. When the audience seat down the orchestra starts to play and the projector starts to project on the screen, which shows how the silent movie theater worked. Next it transition to the film of lifestyle of Soviet Union citizen, which is the main story of this film. From this transition people, who were watching this film, to feel more realistic throughout the entire