Sergei Eisenstein

tor's eyes directed along lines of some immobile object." Through this type of cinematic movement, rhythmic anxiety is produced within a piece. Eisenstein explains that it is possible to create a cinematic piece that contains completely identical rhythmic and metric measures. He goes on to explain that tension can be created through rhythmic montage by including intense material within an "easily distinguished tempo." Thus, while using a simple metric tempo and adding accelerating and vehement movement within a series of shots, the tension created by rhythmic montage can surpass that of metric montage whose sole basis of creating tension is acceleration in tempo.
             A prime example of metric and rhythmic montage used together in the film
             October occurs in a scene approximately 40 minutes into the film. In this scene, the Bolsheviks of the city have thwarted General Kornilov's advance on Petrograd. In celebration, they dance in a scene involving fast-paced movement, dancing legs, and clapping hands all shown in an accelerating t
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