Unit 26: Film Studies

Battleship Potemkin clip

Editing analysis of a short sequence

We see here scene of pain and terror. Disabled man in LS is fleeing from army.

Very long shot of soldiers exercising their profession by shooting to innocent civilians.

Very long shot of terrified people fleeing from an enemy army.

MCU of woman carrying her dead child in a front of soldiers.

Centred MCU of people begging for mercy.

Beautifully juxtaposed frame of army marching downstairs to kill civilians.

Centred MLS of woman holding dead kid, facing soldiers.

 Purpose of this sequence is to show terror of the war from different perspectives.

Creators used different shots of variety of characters to achieve that.

Action is dynamic but frames length varies from shot to shot.