... Potemkin, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, it is their similarities that are most intriguing. Both directors were attempting to get the audience to take an active participatory role while watching these films. Both directors chose to integrate historical events as well as symbols into their storylines. Griffith in particular relies much on this method, while Eisenstein breaks new ground with his introduction ... Odessa Step Sequence was completely fabricated. Griffith is found of using animals to symbolize ideas. The perfect example of this is when we see a close-up of Lillian Gish's face...

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... his film, Man with a Movie Camera. One camera was set up inside the bed of a pickup truck, shooting what was happening in town while the truck motored through. Another camera followed suit directly behind the first, filming that camera filming. What the viewer than sees on the screen is the shot of the lead camera. The ... films created by Vertov were also self-reflexive. They were documentaries of his Soviet Union. Once a magician behind the camera, he became a teacher and a student at the same time. Not only ... ...

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