Vertov's The Man with a Movie Camera

Although I enjoyed the movie and how it depicted Soviet life, the article enabled me to appreciate the tedious editing techniques and how the variety of shots were composed as a whole. I think the film greatly succeeded in showing a particular rhythm of everyday life, where a great amount of energy was put into the production of goods with the help of mechanical devices. Vertov continuously reflected back onto the actual device of the camera to show that the film process and production was deeply connected to the machines and processes that he was filming.

I found that the film had a positive and inspirational viewpoint on the production cycle in the cities where Vertov showed the great social unity in everyday life. Even when the film transitioned into leisure activities, the same rapid high energy shots, portrayed the subjects in the film to be motivated and productive as when they were working.