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Film Montage, 2005.
A look at how the technique of montage draws the spectator into a film as a creative agent with a focus on montage sequences from various Soviet films.
2,049 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explores the notion of montage within the film industry and the reasons it is used, be it political or artistic. It also looks into the role of the spectator in relation to montage by looking at the works of Russian film makers Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov and Esfir Shub.
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"Eisenstein's next work 'The Battleship Potemkin' (1925) uses similar ideology to Strike; the slaughter of the innocent and the need for uprising against the Cossacks. Here he seemed to refine his use of symbolic montage to get the spectators participation in Battleship Potemkin even stronger; the civilians are seen as more desperate individually and the slaughter is unashamedly cruel. Again all characters are based on the typage use of character actors, so the unity of the victims and spectator is still held up. This also applies to the fact that each actor is not in the scene for long, so there is no main protagonist, the protagonist is the united people as a whole, inviting the spectator to side with them. "
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Montage, 2006.
A description and history of montage as an art form.
1,767 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper describes the art of montage and how it began its involvement with photography. The paper also describes the original purpose of the montage and the origins of the term "photomontage". The paper further explains that, because of the political message in the photomontage artwork that emerged out of Nazi Germany, photomontage represented a move away from abstract, figurative painting and instead tried to create an image of shocking reality according to the Nazis. The paper then goes on to explain how the use of photomontage as a political tool also found its way into the message of the Dadaists and the work of John Heartfield who used photomontage to expose the evilness of Nazism. Finally, the paper looks at how photographer Sebastiao Salgado also used photomontage to provide an image of poverty that, while tragic, is also dignified in its sadness.
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"Montage as an art form involves the combination of two or more different elements to create something new. This art began its involvement and combination with photography during the 1830's, shortly after photography itself had been invented. The direct contact printing of leaves, ferns, flowers and drawings can be seen as the predecessor of photomontage in its present form. The manipulation of the original photograph in its various forms, including double printing and composite photographs, were popular diversions during the 1830's. This was its main purpose at the time (Ades, 1976:7)."
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"Masters of Montage", 2003.
An analysis of this film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Andre Bazin.
1,179 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explores, compares, and contrasts the theories of Eisenstein and Bazin, two of the most prominent figures in film theory. Specifically, the author examines how the two approach the use of montage (editing) to construct meaning in the mind of the viewer.
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"The groundbreaking contributions Sergei Eisenstein and Andre Bazin made to film theory cemented this pair?s place in history as two of the field?s most prolific figures. These men?s ideas changed the face of cinema and their influence on subsequent generations of filmmakers cannot be denied. One area that dominates the theoretical musings of both writers is the idea of montage. While the two essentially agree on the definition of this abstruse concept, they diverge on how it works to construct meaning in the spectator?s mind. Each theorist?s discourse certainly has its intrinsic merit however, Bazin?s theory proves itself superior to that of his Russian counterpart due to his desire to surmount the limitations of traditional, ?analytical? montage and restore what the Frenchman terms ?ambiguity of expression? to the cinema. Eisenstein, on the other hand, is so preoccupied with montage?s effect on the viewer that he ignores other essential elements, such as Bazin?s conception of the ?image,? that also play an important role in interpreting what is shown on the screen."
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Heroes: Harry Potter, Montag and Sir Gawain, 2002.
This paper discusses heroism as presented in three novels: J.K. Rowling?s ?Harry Potter Series?, ?Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? (anonymous) translation by Burton Raffel and Ray Bradbury?s ?Fahrenheit 451?.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper presents J.K. Rowling?s Harry Potter as a hero who doesn?t feel he is heroic in any way but just a good friend to those around him. The paper explains that Sir Gawain in ?Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? consider his own actions as just being those of a dutiful knight when he challenges an immensely large green knight. The author finds Guy Montag, in Bradbury?s ?Fahrenheit 451?, an unlikely hero, who is a hero because he has seen the error of his ways (and the error of society?s ways) and has accepted that he must do something about it before it is too late.
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"Throughout the books, and the films there are references to inequality, and what could be considered as racism; namely between the Gryffindor House and Slytherin House. Within Slytherin House, Malfoy shows little regard for those that are ?Mudbloods? or as Ron put it, ?a really foul name for someone who was Muggle-born ? you know, non-magic parents? (Secrets, pg 89). Another reference would be the secret word to get into Slytherin House which is ?pureblood?. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, it is revealed that Hagrid is half-giant, and there is a lot of disregard for giants. Nevertheless, Harry Potter shines as a hero because he doesn?t let any of this change his opinion regarding those that are good, and those that are bad. He doesn?t let these things change his opinions about his friends, and in most instances he takes a stand against these injustices, even when they are committed against ghosts."
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?Man with a Movie Camera?, 2003.
An examination of Dziga Vertov?s montage in the film "Man with a Movie Camera".
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper describes how, while working within the most innovative period in Soviet cinema, before the coming of sound, Dziga Vertov created the film "Man with a Movie Camera", a tribute to the newly formed Communist State, urban environments and technological advancement. It analyzes how in order to create a variety of themes, including those comparing the bourgeois and working classes, man and machinery and the nature of film itself, Vertov uses editing to relate a series of seemingly unrelated shots. It looks at how these shots are comprised of five types of images: industrial construction, traffic, machinery, recreation and citizen-workers. It also shows how he constructs meaning through editing in the film to form an argument in favour of the newly formed soviet state by juxtaposing disjunctive images, but also linking the images through composition.
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"The main theme of Vertov?s film is a cameraman performing his daily routine in an urban environment, and this meaning is produced through the films ability to show both the cameraman at work and the reaction he receives from the people he films. The entire film is reflexive in the sense that the audience is constantly reminded that film is a constructed environment, designed by the filmmaker. Mixing in shots of the camera, the cameraman, and the editing process maintain the idea that the film is just a part of Vertov?s usual routine. The sequence opens with a shot of the cameraman reflected in the camera?s lens, continues with a shot of the urban setting in which the events will unfold, and then returns to the filmmaker?s ?work? of filming traffic."
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Revolutionary Odyssesy, 2002.
A discussion of Sergei Eisenstei and the propoganda cinema of early Soviet Russia.
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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The films of the soviet montage were historically inaccurate films made to service the needs of a very powerful communist government, a government very aware of the power of the cinema and propaganda. This paper explores the way Eisenstein re-created the past in his films and created a filmic mythology of the revolution. It explains that Eisenstein created this mythology by creating politically successful films, also by introducing the idea of heroic realism, by using documentary conventions and by using the techniques of plotless cinema.
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?We stopped the event where it had become an asset to the revolution? ?Sergei Eisenstein This quote summarises the attitude of the filmmakers of the soviet montage era. The films of the soviet montage were historically inaccurate films made to service the needs of a very powerful communist government, a government very aware of the power of the cinema and propaganda. The revolutionary filmmakers who were sponsored by the government pandered to the taste of the current leaders, and by doing so created a filmic representation of reality far different from actual events. Filmmakers such as Eisenstein twisted reality to suit the needs of the revolution."
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"Citizen Kane", 2002.
Analyzes this film by Orson Welles.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines the Orson Welles' film, "Citizen Kane". It focuses on the opening scene featuring a 'News on the March' newsreel outlining the life of Charles Foster Kane. It relates this montage to the film as a whole both thematically and cinematically.
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An Inner Vision, 2005.
This paper analyzes the poem "Montage with Neon, Bok Choi, Gasoline, Lovers & Strangers" by Korean American poet, Suji Kwock Kim.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The paper discusses the poem entitled "Montage with Neon, Bok Choi, Gasoline, Lovers & Strangers." The paper examines this poem in which the author describes an image that links her to her people even though she lives far from them. The paper describes this image that links all of humanity around the wars of the past and the effects of those wars on the present, an image that shows the city streets filled with a huge parade seen as a montage, an outward representation of her inner vision.
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"In her poem "Montage with Neon, Bok Choi, Gasoline, Lovers & Strangers," Suji Kwock Kim makes use of an extended image of a street parade in Seoul that includes the speaker and every other person in Korea, all represented by the millions of balloons the speaker sees moving down the street. The title of the poem describes this parade as a montage, an outward representation of her inner vision of a people united through the other elements described in the title, neon, bok choi and gasoline, all drawing together both lovers and strangers, people known and unknown. The elements cited represent either Koran culture or the features of an urban street, with the bok choi being a Korean food and the neon and gasoline being artifacts of an urban street at night."
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Misinterpretation of 'Que Viva Mexico!', 2007.
This paper discusses whether the film, 'Que Viva Mexico!', by Sergei Eisenstein was misinterpreted.
9,293 words (approx. 37.2 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 191.95
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This study examines Eisenstein's unfinished film, 'Que Viva Mexico!' The writer aims to establish its so far misinterpreted history, as well as its importance in the wider discussion of Eisenstein's work. The writer notes that the study contains evidence exposing Soviet politics, responsible for the unfinished nature of the film. Furthermore, the study explores artistic influences, particularly the Mexican Muralist movement, which have so far been neglected. In addition, changes in Eisenstein's theoretical thought are investigated in an examination about extant scenarios and through close textual analysis. The writer argues that Eisenstein moved away from montage of attractions to pay close attention to the single shot: its composition, potential, aesthetics and meaning. Additionally, the film shot is particularly surprising in that it contains a continual linking of a man and his natural environment, the release of the female, local traditions and rituals on life, death and immorality, as well as elements of excessive over indulgence.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
Glossary of People
Glossary of terms and names in Que Viva Mexico!
Chronology
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"Sandunga and Maguey do not reflect Eisenstein's understanding of the opposition between Rivera and Orozco on a visual level. The stories also express the difference in character. Sandunga is a romantic vision, set in the harmony of the unspoiled natural surroundings of the tropics, where as Maguey is governed by male violence. It contains the most brutal scene of the entire film, where under the pre-Revolutionary system; we see Mexican labourers die being crushed by horse hooves. This scene was to be the only scene that Mexican censorship decreed as inappropriate and damaging towards their country and that it was not to be shown. But, the scene does embody some futurist aspects with close ups of the peons being crushed by the horse hooves as they cross to form a triangular movement . The faces of the peons are in focus, while the dust and horses are out of focus and blurred, appearing as triangular cubic shadows."
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Can the Horror Genre and Scopophilia Co-Exist?, 2003.
The paper examines the effects of women on the horror genre in film.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper examines how sex and scopophilia have played a major role in making the horror genre successful, incorporating also the elements of montage and sound. The primary film discussed in the paper is "Silence of the Lambs", but "Psycho" and "The Birds" are used as well.
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"With sex as an added element the suspense is increased. If one scene is of a sexual nature it takes our minds off the horror, therefore when the horror comes back we are surprised, therefore increasing the suspense and horror of the film. This is not the only example of the combination. There are many others that we may refer to demonstrate this point. The film Silence of the Lambs proves that scopophilia of women blends with the elements of the horror genre, while making sure to hold the traditional elements strong throughout the movie."
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Sergei Eisenstein's Film Theory, 1999.
Examines the Russian director's changing views on role of montage and the emotional response of the viewer.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 55.95
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"This paper is an examination of the theoretical shift which Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein made in his epistemology of film. Eisenstein focused specifically on the essential importance of montage in the syntax of art, eventually changing his views on the role and purpose that montage plays in the creation and perception of a work of art. In his earlier writings, he sees montage, the ways in which images and other elements are combined by the artist and presented to the audience, as a conflict which should be designed to provoke specific thoughts. In his later writings, he began to view montage's purpose as a means of producing harmony and emotional response, beyond the specifically political. An epistemology is concerned with a way of knowing, and Eisenstein's theories of the way in which film allows the viewer to know changed from ..."
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Alfred Hitchcock Films, 1982.
This paper describes Alfred Hitchcock's cinematography style as combining the "montage" of Pudovikin and the fluid camera of Murnau.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 31.95
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"Alfred Hitchcock was a British film director who emigrated to the United States in the late 1930s. He was noted for his films of suspense, beginning in the silent era and extending through the development of sound and into the television era. He was born in 1899 in London. His father was a poultry dealer and fruit importer. Hitchcock was educated at the Jesuits' Saint Ignatius College. He also attended the School of Engineering and Navigation at the University of London, where he studied mechanics, electricity, acoustics, and navigation. His first job was as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph Company; he was nineteen. In the evenings he studied art at the University of London and soon transferred to the advertising department of the electric cable manufacturer to design ads for cables. His interest in the growing film industry led to his submission of a ... "
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"Natural Born Killers", 2003.
A discussion of the visual effects and television motif in the movie, "Natural Born Killers".
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines the movie, "Natural Born Killers", a notably radical and violent story from the mind of Quentin Tarantino, which was brought to the film medium by director Oliver Stone. It looks at how Stone?s interpretation is a wild display of colorful creations, some placed into regular shots, others in montage form and also via quick cuts. It shows how the purpose of these creations varies from instance to instance and how one creation could be put in to help draw out a theme, while another is there to give viewers a glimpse into the minds of the characters. It also discusses how, in addition to the creations Stone implements, there is an underlying motif of the television media craze; there is a constant presence of media in the film, whether it is a shot of a television, a sitcom parody flashback, or characters playing members of the press.
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"The character of Wayne Gale is used to make the entire point of the movie blatantly obvious. Wayne is the host of ?American Maniacs?, a tabloid television show partly responsible for the large media hype surrounding Mickey and Mallory, always after ratings-grabbing exclusives. On his show, he interviews a group of kids at a large rally and they speak about their support for Mickey and Mallory. ?American Maniacs? has turned the two into cult heroes. At one point, Wayne lands a highly publicized interview with Mickey while he is in prison, fights alongside Mickey during a prison riot, and escapes with the couple. Afterwards, he is taught a lesson by them. The pair kill Wayne, saying that it is a statement, of which they are not exactly sure the meaning."
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Ignorance is Bliss, 2004.
An examination of the concept of ignorance in Ray Bradbury's novel, "Fahrenheit 451".
1,354 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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Bradbury explores the idea of ignorance and its possible consequences in his novel, "Fahrenheit 451". To emphasize the theme of ignorance versus knowledge, the writer points out how Bradbury fuses this notion with conformity. These two themes operate together to illustrate how society can be manipulated into becoming passive to the point of stupidity. It explains how Bradbury utilizes symbols of mirrors and fire to prompt Montag?s character into becoming something other than a mindless drone. With the imagery of his hands, Bradbury illustrates how Montag develops throughout the course of the novel. The writer concludes how, through symbolism and imagery, Bradbury illustrates how Montag?s fight against the system proves to be an enlightening experience that also speaks out against censorship.
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"Bradbury utilizes several symbols in the novel to emphasize how society has given in to conformity. One significant symbol used throughout the novel is the mirror. The mirror becomes a symbolic in that it is something to which people can look and study themselves. Rafeeq McGiveron states that they are metaphorical ?for only through the self-examination it makes possible can people recognize their own shortcomings? (McGiveron Mirror). Early in the novel, the mention of a mirror ?emphasizes the need for self-examination? (McGiveron Mirror). When Montag thinks that he might wink at himself in the mirror after attending a book burning McGiveron believes that the wink is Montag accepting himself in ?not reflective but reflexive? (McGiveron Mirror) way because ?his glance is superficial rather than searching? (McGiveron Mirror). This is significant to Montag?s development because it illustrates how he is a conformist at the beginning of the novel. He believes, just as all the others do that ?it was a pleasure to burn? (Bradbury 3). Montag does not actually see who he really is even when he looks in the mirror. McGiveron?s assertion that he is superficial is significant because that is how society is taught they should be. There is no deep thinking and there is no questioning why this should be."
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2007.
An analysis of the themes expressed in Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun".
2,277 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses the play, "A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry. The paper looks at the way that the play is based on one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems, "Montage of a Dream Deferred" and the ways that even the title of the play is derived from this epigraph. The paper delves into the themes of the play and discusses the ways that these themes are expressed.
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"There are occasions in the play when we see all characters giving up their dreams even if temporarily only to pick them back up at a later stage. This is the essence of true faith. It never leaves you forever. You can curse your life but you must not abandon it or dreams will be deferred for good. Walter for example gives up his dream of becoming his own boss. He wants to be financially secure- enough to at least raise himself above the servant class. He wanted Travis to have a better future. But all his dreams vanish when he makes the unwise investment and loses money. His dreams have not vanished however from his spirit, they have only started consuming him. this results in extreme frustration as he turns to alcohol for some consolation. George describes him as someone "wacked up with bitterness." (85) Mama cannot see her son consumed by failed dreams and the situation becomes alarming when Walter doesn't take his wife's threatened abortion seriously. Walter becomes a bitter lost soul."
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