Eisenstein’s Potemkin Introduces New Film Editing Techniques

Article abstract: Sergei Eisenstein created his masterpiece by splicing film shot at many locations, an approach most film directors subsequently adopted.

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After the successful Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the leaders of the Communist Party (especially Vladimir Lenin) launched a massive propaganda effort to win support for their new government from all segments of Soviet society. Lenin saw motion pictures as potentially the most effective tool not only for gaining public acceptance for Communist rule but also for convincing citizens to...

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