Battleship Potempkin

Rewatch the up to 0:45. What atmosphere do the contrasting shots create? How does Eisenstein create a sense of foreboding alongside the overriding atmosphere?

up to 0:45 of the clip we see a different clips that suggest to the audience that the people inside the clip is happy and is celebrating something. However at 0:26 we see a child who doesn't look as cheerful as the others, this creates a sense of foreboding because the audience would start to think about why the boy is not happy, and at 0.44 when the text 'Suddenly...' appears on the the atmosphere of the clip changes.

 

Watch the rest of the clip again. How does Eisenstein create a contrast between the soldiers and the people? How and why does our view of the people's feelings towards the soldiers change?

I think that Eisenstein creates a huge contrast between the soldiers and the people by first, using very contrasting colors so that the audience could easily distinguish the different between the people and the soldiers. this also has an effect on the audience's feelings towards the people, because the people in the clip are all in dark gloomy colors and they are all running away from the soldiers the audience would feel sympathy for the people. Eisenstein also uses a faster music in the background. This creates a suspense in the clip and also shows the fear in the people trying to escape. 

This changes the views of what we think the people's feelings towards the soldiers because in the first 45 seconds we would think that the people feels happy that the soldiers are here because of the picture of the warship. however our reaction instantly changes as soon as the people starts fleeing in every direction.