Potempkin Step Sequence
Project 1: View the Potempkin step sequence and the video offering analysis of it.
Explain in an essay of 1-2 pages, answer the questions based on the videos: Your answers will be your opinion. There are no right or wrong answers UNLESS your answers show you gave this little or no thought.
Resource:
Battleship Potempkin Odessa Step sequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps-v-kZzfec&bpctr=15915 70793
Longer version with more context of what people are celebrating and viewing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps-v-kZzfec&bpctr=15915 70793
Explanation of Potempkin step sequence (directed by Sergei Eisenstein):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5WbeoP_B8E&t=308s
Questions:
1. Was the sequence effective at communicating a message?
2. What was the message?
3. The video is very violent and disturbing for many. Was the level and amount of violence necessary to communicate the message?
4. There are many closeups of the people in the crowd, many of whom are shot. Why weren’t the faces of the soldiers shown?
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1. Was the sequence effective at communicating a message?
The video sequence provides vivid images of people toppling down the stairs while running from the firing guards. It gives such a continuous glimpse of the event that one can describe the occurrence from the beginning to the end. One of the unique aspects was that it could illustrate a person appearing to tumble and fall head first before flipping over. Thus, the ability of the sequence to show how an event unfolds makes it effective at communicating a message to any audience.
2. What was the message?
The primary message emerging from the sequence is that a conflict exists between the people and the military men. This observation arises from the fact that the mass had gathered along the Odessa steps. It was in a celebratory mood that quickly turned into a horrifying sight as people scampered for their lives. It appears the military was not just dispersing the crowd. It was firing at them, transforming t...
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