The Cinematographic Principle

It's so interesting that Eisenstein's article begins with talking about the simplest forms of writing, with analyzing hieroglyphs. This made me think about what we talked about on the very first day of class, how film is a language in itself, and the camera is a filmmaker's pen to make art. Even more specifically, this article argues for cinematography, the actual person holding the camera and the one allowing the art to be shown. This introduces the montage method, which allows us to infer thoughts based on images we see. The article also made me think about when we learned about the differences between on screen and off screen space, as cinematographers and artists frame shots while keeping in mind what is to be left on screen and what should be kept off.