Owen Riseley

Montage

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The principle contribution of Soviet film theorists to global cinema was Montage
Theory, which brought formalism to bear on filmmaking. Soviet montage theory
is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon
editing (montage is French for "assembly" or "editing").
The Russians used this montage to manipulate viewers to follow a particular
political view. The montage effect they created enabled them to rearrange clips
from the October revolution to change perspectives and portray a positive
faade for the Russian government.
The Kuleshov effect; is a film editing montage effect which enables the viewers
subconscious mind to create more emotional meaning from two sequential shots
than from an isolated one. Using this effect they were able to show
These three clips are corresponding to each other, 15, 16 and
18 seconds they show a dictator making a speech but the
way it is cut makes it looks like everyone was happy and
backing him. When it cuts to the machine it portrays a
positive feel as it resembles that they are moving forward.
The music used for the montage creates a lighter mood
almost brushing aside all the death and pain it caused so as
the viewers dont remember.

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In Hillary Clintons campaign advert it shows lots of clips of happy
working class families, all linked by the fact they are moving on, or
getting ready to do something. All though this is not as drastic as
what Sergei Eisenstein did it still uses the same effect, relating her
campaign to positive things, manipulating our minds.