Pudovkin

When Russian film maker Vsevolod Pudovkin began making and studying film, he created and described 5 different editing techniques that are still being used in films today. Those techniques would be contrast, parallelism, symbolism, simultaneity, and leit motif. The most interesting technique that Pudovkin pioneered in my eyes is Parallelism. Parallelism is when one shot shows things, then fades into a different shot, with the same angle but at a different location. Using this technique, the viewer knows that the location had changed, but the two shots have a sort or relevance to one another. I find this technique interesting because it allows for many artistic transitions into other scenes or shots. All of Pudovkin's styles and techniques of editing are able to bring thoughts into the viewers mind, that allows them to connect the story more.