kino eye

This excerpt from Dziga Vertov expresses his dislike for cinema and film that captures what our eyes can already see. It's interesting to read this perspective of the Kino eye and recall many scenes in movies utilizing this approach of close up alternating shots. I especially engaged with this understanding when he spoke about the ballet and the boxers. Vertov really does not like the theater and is definitely pushing for a more artistic use for film. The Kino eye is the solution to boring cinema because the kino eye " lives and moves in time and space; it gathers and records impressions in a manner wholly different from that of the human eye".