Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History #8

Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film became hugely important. Russian filmmakers started trying to understand the power of the cut itself, thus developing a theory of filmmaking based solely around the juxtaposition of images: Soviet Montage. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks us through some of the filmic things going on in post-revolution era Russia. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: Want to know more about Craig? The Latest from PBS Digital Studios: *** Movies Discussed in this episode: Battleship Potempkin: 1925 - Dir. Sergei Eisenstein Man with a Movie Camera: 1929 - Dir. Dziga Vertov Harry Potter and the Half-Bloo