A Man with a Movie Camera is a film about a normal day in a city in the Soviet Union. In the start is states that this film is an experimental film which was made without scripts, sets or even any context in the form of intertitles that many silent films of the time used to convey the story to the audience. The film is shot somewhat similar to a nature documentary, however without any narration like most documentaries would be. Many of the shots are not at all in a documentary style, though as the shots do not always show things as they are. It is clear from the opening scene of a literal man with a movie camera standing on top another camera, that this is film is leaning heavily in an artistic style of film making rather than a realistic style of film making.
In the beginning, it shows people waking up and getting ready for the day. Then shows people getting to work and starting their workdays. And near the end, it shows people enjoying the end of the day by doing recreational activities.
The film uses techniques like superimposition and split screens to create creative and bizarre scenes. Most of the shots only last a couple seconds and are combined to create a montage style of film making where many shots are played together to create meaning. For example, scenes of workers getting the buses, cars and planes out of the sheds are played right after an another to tell us that the day is about to start.
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