With pictures, animation and quotations from classical cinema, this film shows some of the basic structural principles of film composition and editing. Extracts from BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, UN CHIEN ANDALOU, and MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA, show the use of abstract graphic structure in film editing.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003666
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Lighting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Editing
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Editing
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Sound
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)