Meaning made by cutting: the principle, developed by the Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s from Kuleshov's experiments and theorized above all by Eisenstein, that two shots in collision produce an idea neither contains alone. In everyday film language the word also names the compressed sequence that covers time in a burst of images.
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Concept Domain Formulated YearEisenstein's Montage of Attractions essay appeared in 1923; the Kuleshov effect experiments date from around 1918 to 1921. Domain
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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook
Developed By
Soviet montage theory is credited to Eisenstein among other Soviet filmmakers; Kuleshov and Vertov are competing claimants not yet in this atlas as figures
Source Montage (filmmaking) - Wikipedia
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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook
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1. A History of Narrative Film
David A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016- Domain (category): Film
- Concept Domain: Film technique
- Formulated Year: 1923
Montage (filmmaking) - Wikipedia
Developed By: Sergei Eisenstein, Lead, third paragraphQuote, Developed By: Sergei Eisenstein, Lead, third paragraph
In Soviet montage theory, as originally introduced outside the USSR by Sergei Eisenstein, it was used to create symbolism.
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