constructivism, modernism and silent film

constructivism 
believed art should directly reflect modern industrial world. focuses more on the importance of creating art rather than the finished product. 'purely technical mastermind organisation of materials.'
an artistic revolution had emerged in Russia and Europe by 1917. traditional art forms were being attacked. artists often used product as a social product, reflecting the struggle of the proletariat. art no longer about the bourgeois society.

silent film:
film-makers and critics despaired with the introduction of sound in the late 1920s, and the unique aspect of film was being lost. film was no longer an innovative art form of visual expression.

modernism:
celebration of modern, new life. a diverse way of constructing at giving meaning to art. Brechtian distanciation is a technique of modernist art, where the audience is made aware that the film is a construct.