Reading Assignment1- Ashley Egan

It's interesting to think that 'the shot is the basic unit of measurement' (Lotman 83) in the cinematic industry. He also states that when it is broken down into shots, there is the possibility to emphasize any sort of detail. A series of shots could show a great amount of detail for the audiences benefit, or the shots could be quick and blurry to take the attention off the detailing. The way something is shot determines how the audience is supposed to feel, or think.

Another notion he brought up was the concept having an elite culture. I feel this can go for both children and adults. In the article, he stated that children skim off things in the movies and television they don't understand and pay attention to what they do know. As for the adults, I feel when they watch something childish, they realize there's some intertextual relations, which allows them to find it amusing.

Also the idea that Eisenstein had about film makers and the way they shape their film. He stated that their social backgrounds have a lot to do with how they shoot their film and I think that is very important. Having different social background allow you to think or look at certain things a different way than someone else. Having these unique backgrounds allowed us to see the various genres and perceptions of the film makers.