Analysis Of Leni Riefenstahl In The Film Triumph Of The Will

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Leni Riefenstahl successfully employed technologies and techniques throughout the film Triumph of the Will to deliberately create a one-sided argument in order to gain support for Hitler’s political campaign. Camera set-ups are a vital element to have correct in a propaganda film to ensure the underlying message is being conveyed to the audience. Riefenstahl profoundly uses disorientation and animation camera shots to convey Hitler in a positive light throughout the film. Disorientation is achieved by leaving out crucial elements of “reality” to focus the audience on a particular sight. By presenting only the upper parts of objects and people, material events such as the Rally are “spiritualized,” as the marching men and woman are just the

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