What really stood out to me in this article is the comparison between the human and the mechanical. Vertov constantly compares the human eye to cameras. He calls this mechanical being the "Keno Eye". He says that this Keno Eye is more perfect than the human eye, and that while we can only do so much for a person's sight, we can endlessly perfect the artificial eye. This Keno Eye can also record reality in a radically different way than that of the human eye. I think that this comparison is interesting, one that seems very relevant in today's world where technology is surpassing humanity.
Kino-Eye: The Writings of Dziga Vertov
Vertov's idea of being kino-eye or a builder is a very interesting perspective. It almost reminds me of what is expected of us in our new project, using source material to create something new. When Vertov mentions creating "a man more perfect than Adam," or the burial process depicted in the reading, it really highlights his concentration on creating something that challenges reality. People experience life in relatively the same way, and Vertov is asking people to challenge that. Even when he wrote this piece, he noticed overused and over-exhausted tropes in film, and urged the discontinuation of these ideas, and instead challenged people to adopt the kino-eye perspective. Things such as psychological /detective dramas and theatrical productions transferred to film are still saturated in cinema to to this day, which completely rejected this proposed idea. I think it ties in with this dichotomy of the producer and the consumer, and will someone take the time and effor...
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