Usman Ologunebi
Mr. Clapham
Cinema, Class E
24 October 2014
Trimester Essay “Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 silent film that was directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm.” The film is composed of five different acts, each portraying different concepts and meanings. Act IV: “Odessa Steps Sequence” is one of the most admired scenes of the film. “It has been described as one of the most influential scenes in the history of cinema because the concepts of film editing and montage were introduced to cinema.” Sergei Eisenstein believed that creating ideas together would produce a greater meaning than individual images. The “Odessa Steps Sequence” could be analyzed from three distinct perspectives: art, business, and technology. From an art perspective, Eisenstein …show more content…
Persistent shots are taken of the woman who is filled with horror and shock. This sequence demonstrates how a specific idea can have different perspectives with each having a distinct point of view. The Odessa Steps could also be analyzed from a technology perspective. Every film is unique and differentiates in many ways because of technology. Technology helps a director’s idea to become more effective and realistic. Eisenstein’s use of technology helps improve the different sequences in the film such as the use of blood and the different shots and movements. “The famous sequence involving a runaway baby carriage” promotes Eisenstein’s use of technology. In reality, a baby carriage cannot continuously run down multiple steps without tipping over. Eisenstein uses this sequence to trigger the audience’s sense of emotion and consciousness. While the baby in rolling down the steps, the different reactions of the crowd are shown similar to the mother’s reaction to her son’s
Mr. Clapham
Cinema, Class E
24 October 2014
Trimester Essay “Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 silent film that was directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm.” The film is composed of five different acts, each portraying different concepts and meanings. Act IV: “Odessa Steps Sequence” is one of the most admired scenes of the film. “It has been described as one of the most influential scenes in the history of cinema because the concepts of film editing and montage were introduced to cinema.” Sergei Eisenstein believed that creating ideas together would produce a greater meaning than individual images. The “Odessa Steps Sequence” could be analyzed from three distinct perspectives: art, business, and technology. From an art perspective, Eisenstein …show more content…
Persistent shots are taken of the woman who is filled with horror and shock. This sequence demonstrates how a specific idea can have different perspectives with each having a distinct point of view. The Odessa Steps could also be analyzed from a technology perspective. Every film is unique and differentiates in many ways because of technology. Technology helps a director’s idea to become more effective and realistic. Eisenstein’s use of technology helps improve the different sequences in the film such as the use of blood and the different shots and movements. “The famous sequence involving a runaway baby carriage” promotes Eisenstein’s use of technology. In reality, a baby carriage cannot continuously run down multiple steps without tipping over. Eisenstein uses this sequence to trigger the audience’s sense of emotion and consciousness. While the baby in rolling down the steps, the different reactions of the crowd are shown similar to the mother’s reaction to her son’s