Man With A Movie Camera Analysis

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“Man with a Movie Camera” is a documentary film with no story line and no actors, directed by Soviet director Dziga Vertov. Vertov 's feature film, produced by the film studio VUFKU, presents urban life in the Soviet cities of Kiev, Kharkov, Moscow and Odessa.[1] From dawn to dusk Soviet citizens are shown at work and at play, and interacting with the machinery of modern life. To the extent that it can be said to have "characters," they are the cameramen of the title, the film editor, and the modern Soviet Union they discover and present in the film. [2] Although Vertov 's film doesn’t have any story line, he still managed to create a unified sequence of event that are related to each other, although they are not related to other sequences. …show more content…

The vehicles are driving towards the camera scene. Shot is a long shot showing the landscape of different vehicles and people walking around while avoiding the cars.

Shot #14: Baby being delivered. Two nurses wearing light color uniforms and white bandanas assist the pregnant woman during delivery. One nurse hold on to the newborn while cutting the umbilical cord.

Shot #15: Cameraman adjusts the camera while viewing two buildings
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Shot #16: Nurse cleans the newborn in a bath tube. Nurse wears a light color uniform and the baby’s eyes are completely closed.

Shot #17: Cameraman adjusts the camera while viewing two buildings.

Shot #18: New mother lying on bed resting after delivering a baby. Nurse arrives with newborn child. Mother sees newborn child with excitement.

Shot #19: Cameraman adjusts the camera while viewing two buildings.

Shot #20: Mother kisses newborn’s cheeks and gives newborn all her love and affection. Nurse hold on to newborn while mother regains her strength. Mother smile, she talks to nurse while gently holding newborn’s head.

Shot #21: Two trolleys running parallel to each other while other trolley runs perpendicular to previous trolleys. Man walk around the trolleys avoiding to get …show more content…

On shot #12, the woman moans while talking to other people not on the scene. She shows distress and moves her body to the sides while preparing to deliver her baby. Shot #14, finally shows the baby being delivered. Two nurses wearing light color uniforms and white bandanas assist the pregnant woman during delivery. One nurse holds on to the newborn while cutting the umbilical cord. Shot #16, the nurse cleans the newborn in a bath tube. Nurse wears a light color uniform and the baby’s eyes are completely closed. Shot #18, new mother finally is shown just lying on bed resting after delivering her newborn baby. Nurse arrives with newborn child. Mother sees newborn child with excitement. Shot #20, mother kisses her newborn’s cheeks and gives newborn all her love and affection. Nurse hold on to newborn while mother regains her strength. Mother smile, she talks to nurse while gently holding newborn’s head. As previously stated, although Vertov’s film are not consider a story telling, the film contains a collage of short scenes that when place together tell a series of event. In this case, the series of events unfolds to be the delivery of a

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