Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History #8
Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film...
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The Russian Revolution marked the first major civil war fought in the age of cinema. And the big winners in that struggle understood the unique ability of film to change minds and inflame hearts. Today, we’ll meet a bunch of filmmakers who spent as much time studying films as they did making them. We’ll see the founding of the world’s first film school. And we’ll watch the rise of a cohesive, self-conscious, and game-changing film movement that would unlock the power of the cut to create meaning, shape public opinion, and call a hungry populace to action. It’s time to cut... to Soviet Montage. [Opening Music Plays] In 1917, the second of two violent revolts in Russia, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Tsar and brought the Bolsheviks to power. ...
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The Russian Revolution marked the first major civil war fought in the age of cinema. And the big winners in that struggle understood the unique ability of film to change minds and inflame hearts. Today, we’ll meet a bunch of filmmakers who spent as much time studying films as they did making them. We’ll see the founding of the world’s first film school. And we’ll watch the rise of a cohesive, self-conscious, and game-changing film movement that would unlock the power of the cut to create meaning, shape public opinion, and call a hungry populace to action. It’s time to cut... to Soviet Montage. [Opening Music Plays] In 1917, the second of two violent revolts in Russia, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Tsar and brought the Bolsheviks to power. ...
