Analyzing Manhatta

- Black and white film (contrast light and dark)

- Wide camera angle perspective

- Show clear geometric shape, but not the detail textures or human expressions

- show the movement of people and transportations in the city

- silent film with no dialogue

Transition - the film uses intertitles to separate different view of the city.

Chronologically -  a typical day in Manhattan

View - above from skyscraper

Screen Captures of Manhatta

This is a video of screen captures that I think display the environment and transition of Manhatta.

Manhatta - Charles Scheeler and Paul Strand, 1921

Manhatta is a silent film produced by Charles Scheeler(painter) and Paul Strand(photographer). The film portraits a typical day in the early 20^th century of Manhattan in New York. It is also known as the first avant-garde film produced in the United States.

            When watching the film, it gives me a feeling of a normal urban life. It is a non-narrative structure film with some subtitles for the transition. The film starts with a ferry filled with commuters who came into New York City, and the film ends with a sunset over Hudson River. The film shows a day in the life of the city by recording the relationship between human, transportations and buildings.

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