The Man with The Movie Camera

After watching the film and reading the book I found the book helped me understand the movie more. Robert's explanation of the time period and context and the fact that the film was actually political make some of the images we see in the movie (such as the coal miners) more significant.
One thing Roberts discusses in his textual analysis, although it is not related to the context of the film, is how the audience becomes a part of the audience on screen in the movie theater. "The viewer has been welcomed into the film's diegesis. We are invited to join the audience on screen," (48). I found this interesting in the film because it makes the audience feel as though they are included in the story, and that they are pulled out of whatever environment they are in and into this time period to watch a normal day in the Soviet Union.