Who is the greatest director of silent film and what is his masterpiece?

The David Griffith period in movie master represents the period when American films began to dominate the world.

2. What is Griffith's main contribution to world movies?

(1) separates film from drama, making film an independent "seventh art".

(2) Focus on exploring film stunts, especially photographic composition and montage.

(3) His films are no longer scenes, but shots, which is the first in the history of world movies.

3. Griffith's first film was (The Adventures of Peach and Plum).

4. From 1908 to 19 12, what are the characteristics of Griffith films?

(1) sympathize with the sufferings of the lower classes. Edgar allan poe described the tragic story of a lower-class intellectual.

(2) originality in performance skills.

(3) Found and trained many talented actors.

5. The Birth of a Country directed by Griffith 19 15 and Clans Against Differences directed by 19 16.

6. The birth of a country is based on the American Civil War. It describes the story that (white people) were killed, robbed, raped by so-called brutal blacks in the south, and even had to (organize the Klan to fight against blacks).

7. Claiming Claims from Different Groups consists of four short stories: the fall of Babylon, the crucifixion of Christ, the massacre of St. Badrum's church and mother and law. The "last-minute rescue method" created by the film develops the montage expression. Griffith is the first film director who systematically uses montage in the world film history.

8. Why are the milestones in the world film history "The Birth of a Country" and "Opposing Differences within the Party"?

(1) The birth of a country;

1。 Content: The film mainly reflects the historical background of the American Civil War through the experience of one family, the Cameron family. Have a strong racist tendency.

2。 Artistic technique: (1) In the vast epic scene, the time-space jump of the film and the multi-line contrast of the montage are brought into play, which makes the film full of strong sense of rhythm. (2) The film makes full use of the scenery and changeable photography skills. The film consists of more than 65,438+0,000 shots. A scene is divided into several shots, and the shooting method of pushing, pulling, following, shaking and moving is adopted, and the large field of vision, panorama, medium close shot, close shot and specific shot are used.

(2) "parties":

1。 The film consists of four short stories: the fall of Babylon in ancient times, the crucifixion of Christ in modern times, the massacre of St. Delm's Church in modern times and the mother and law in modern times.

2。 The theme of the film is: "the struggle between xenophobia and kindness." Warn people that people should be tolerant and friendly, and killing each other will cause hatred.

3。 There is indeed a new originality in technical performance. (1) It broke the "three unifications" of drama and organized stories far away from time and space for the first time, which is the practical basis of the theory of alternating montage. (2) Clever use of metaphor montage.

(3) Enriched and developed parallel montage.

(3) To sum up, "The Birth of a Country" and "Against Different Groups" have made great contributions to movies, so they are milestones in the history of world movies.

9. The Conflict with the Same Party is a masterpiece, lasting 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Sergei Eisenstein (1898 65438+1October 23rd-1948 February 10) is a landmark figure in the world film history, a great creator and the greatest theorist. His pioneering significance lies in his own creative practice in Mongolia.

In-depth exploration and research on montage film theory has made great contributions to the formation of a relatively complete montage theory.

Eisenstein's battleship potemkin, shot at 1925, is considered as one of the greatest epic films in the world. The film describes a real event in the Russian revolution in 1905. At that time, the autocratic system of the tsar was extremely corrupt, and the workers and peasants' dissatisfaction and resistance against the reactionary rule of the tsar became increasingly strong, and the wave of strikes swept across the country. On the famous "bloody Sunday" in history, the czar government brutally suppressed peaceful demonstrators, which further angered the people. The revolutionary sentiment of the people also spread to the sailors in the Black Sea. The unreasonable bullying of reactionary officers made them unbearable. One day, the sailors of the battleship potemkin discovered that the meat used to make soup for them was carrion with maggots, which became the fuse of the sailors' uprising. They occupied the potemkin and sailed for Odessa. The citizens of Odessa sent a lot of food to the sailors to support their revolutionary actions. Just as this revolutionary atmosphere of unity and enthusiasm reached its climax, the Cossack cavalry of the reactionary czar authorities brutally suppressed the sailors and Odessa citizens on the stone steps of the port. The Black Sea Fleet stopped the potemkin, but other warships refused to attack the potemkin, and the potemkin managed to escape.

Battleship potemkin is not only Eisenstein's masterpiece, but also the pinnacle of Soviet montage. When I mentioned this work, the long Odessa steps, the stroller sliding down the stairs, the military cannon with a big mouth open, the legless disabled person who was tired of running for his life leaning on the ground with one hand, the frightened and desperate mother holding the child asking the military and police to stop killing, the young man who was shot to the ground, the young mother who was shot to death pushing the stroller, and the middle-aged woman with bleeding eyes ... These classic passages full of rhythm and passion will be vividly presented in my mind immediately. In the film, on the steps of 120 in Odessa harbor, the tsar's army shot and killed thousands of people, and Eisenstein used nearly 30,000 people to highlight the narrative scene of the film. Close-ups and panoramic shots appear alternately, dividing the big scene into time-delayed segments, so that the Odessa step can be completed in just two or three minutes in actual time. It took more than 10 minutes for the police to queue up-the actual time was perfectly extended to an aesthetically reasonable movie time. Although this exaggeration violates the logic of realism, the idea that "the slaughter is going on endlessly" suddenly strengthens, and the charm and advantages of the film are perfectly displayed.

After the film was released, it immediately caused a sensation and was well received by people from all over the world, film artists and film theorists. It is recognized as a classic work of world film art and has won many awards at home and abroad: 1952, ranking first in the "World Film 12 Excellent Works" selected by 63 world-renowned Belgian directors; 1958 ranked first among the twelve best films selected by Brussels International Film Festival. Soviet film historians commented: "The movie Battleship potemkin is a truly innovative work. It has made many new discoveries in the form of film expression. The rhythmic montage and unique shooting angle, excellent picture composition, all kinds of emotions caused by it, the amazing harmony of the whole and the high expression of details-all these make the film enjoy the honor it deserves. " This is the best summary of the artistic characteristics of the film. Even Goebbels, the Nazi leader who hated the Soviet Union, was deeply impressed after watching the film, and ordered the German film industry that succumbed to the Nazis: "You shoot me a movie like Battleship potemkin." Eisenstein led the development of world movies with an unsinkable warship.