Soviet director and theorist who made editing the intellectual engine of cinema. His theory and practice of montage, collision between shots producing meaning neither holds alone, drove Battleship Potemkin in 1925 and shaped film language and film schools worldwide.
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Defining ContributionMontage theory and practice; Battleship Potemkin, 1925 2 Connections
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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook
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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
2. A History of Narrative Film
David A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016
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