Man with a movie camera

A Russian film, historically important because of its advances in cinematography, illustrating the technique of the kino-eye and incorporating such techniques as superimposition, split-screen effect, slow and accelerated motion and the freeze-frame. Filmed in Moscow and Odessa, it belongs to the city symphony genre. It illustrates the environment of the worker and the filmmaker as a particular member of this group.

Credits

Directed by
Dziga Vertov
Written by
Dziga Vertov
Cast
Mikhail Kaufman
Cinematography
Mikhail Kaufman
Music
Michael Nyman
Edited by
Dziga Vertov, Yelizaveta Ignatevna Svilova

Copyright

Complete catalog record
A Russian film, historically important because of its advances in cinematography, illustrating the technique of the kino-eye and incorporating such techniques as superimposition, split-screen effect, slow and accelerated motion and the freeze-frame. Filmed in Moscow and Odessa, it belongs to the city symphony genre. It illustrates the environment of the worker and the filmmaker as a particular member of this group.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q829250 ↗ — country, genre, credits, copyright