Shooting people behind the scenes with a camera

Without too much narration and loud subtitles, Wiltoff successfully used the shooting technique of "self-exposure" (that is, the photographer appeared in the film), which was considered unreasonable deviant behavior at that time. In the middle and late period of1920s, there appeared many movies with the theme of metropolis, such as Moscow by Mikhail Kaufman and Ilya Kopalin (1926) and Berlin City Symphony by Rutman (1927), which all reflected the daily life of the city. However, Wiltoff's films more accurately and truly show the features of the just-started metropolitan era, and the shooting technique of "self-exposure" can continuously arouse the interest and enthusiasm of the audience, which is not available in other urban films. Because those directors try their best to show only the superficial brilliance of city life, which makes people feel that there is no depth.

Vito's intention

Ji Gavel Tofu (дзигавертов), whose real name is David Belevich Kaufman (давид). Vitov and other cinematographers announced their mission and ruled out the possibility of sweeping all non-documentaries. This radical film-making method has led to a slight disintegration of the film industry: especially in the field where they work. As a result, most of Vitov's films were highly controversial, and the film Eye Movement was despised by many producers at that time. Wiltoff's brilliant achievement "The Man with the Camera" is his response to the critics who opposed his last film "One Sixth of the World". Critics believe that Wiltoff's excessive use of film titles is inconsistent with the recognized film eye theory in film production.

Working in this background, Wiltoff will have many worries to deal with after the expected film is released. He asked for an announcement in Pravda (правда), the central organ of the Soviet Union, directly talking about the experimental and controversial nature of the film. Wiltoff is worried that the film will be destroyed or ignored by the public. According to the official statement of The Man with the Camera, Wiltoff made a statement at the beginning of the film. The content is as follows: The Man with a Movie Camera represents a film communication experiment of visual invention without subtitles. ES (a movie without subtitles) without the help of a script (a movie without a script) without the help of a theater (a movie without actors, scenery, etc. )