1. Montage styles of Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov
For example, in "The Battleship Potemkim", the juxtaposition of descending faceless soldiers with close-ups of civilians, pleading mothers and other members of society powerfully convey a message of repression whilst scenes of explosion at the palace are juxtaposed with statues of lions on the gates that appear to rise up suggesting the awakening of a revolutionary spirit. ... Under a particular chosen theme, he took shots that are most expedient that best expressed his theme. ... In the creation of a story, Eisenstein's montage of attractions and collision editing have performed as a mac...
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