Man With a Movie Camera (1929) Dziga Vertov

Vertov's film has proven to be a real talking point in the early stages of cinema. Vertov felt that films should be based on real life and nothing should be staged; however 'Man with a Movie Camera' was criticised because Vertov had gone back on his original point of view. Even though Vertov went against his first ideas, he still created some important cinematic techniques. The film introduced techniques such as double exposure, freeze frame, split screens, extreme close-ups and tracking shots are just to name a few. The idea behind this movie has become a revelation for other films and the techniques used within this film has proven to be pivotal in other movies.