Eisenstein

Eisenstein described montage as the "combining shots that are depictive, single in meaning, neutral in content - into intellectual contexts and series" (129). Thinking of each shot as a cell, or a part of a bigger picture, really shows how film has really progressed into a serious art form whereas before shots were much longer. These compilations of shots not only define the space but also add a visual depth and further understanding of the characters and the story. Potemkin really utilizes picture montages because for example, in the action scenes, the shots were increasingly shorter and really developed character expressionism. Eisenstein talks about the “quality of intervals that determines the pressure of the tension and also talks about the inaudibility of certain intervals, which is definitely very apparent in Potemkin for adding to the mood of that particular sequence of film.