SLAVKO VORKAPICH HOLLYWOOD MONTAGES

by Slavko VORKAPICH
1928-1937 / 35mm / b&w / sound and silent / 1S / 13' 51

“The Furies” 1934
“Legacy of A Hollywood Extra” 1928-29
“Battle of Vitoria 1937
“Opera Singer’s Romance” 1937

"Awe-inspired by Griffith, Fairbanks, and Chaplin, Serbian émigré Slavko Vorkapich landed in Hollywood and proceeded to create a stellar montage-editing style that relied upon hyper-kinetic visual stimulation. Following the success of 'The Life and Death of 9413–A Hollywood Extra' (1927), Vorkapich worked on studio montage sequences, and lucky for film history Vorkapich kept copies of these Hollywood experiments. His montages compress time and space while conveying maximum narrative content. Designed, shot and edited by Vorkapich, the sequences illuminate his highly influential 'innocence of the eye' theories." - Bruce Posner



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