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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Slavoljub Vorkapić was born on March 17, 1894, in the small village of [[Dobrinci]] near [[Ruma]] in the [[Srem]] region, at the time part of the [[Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia]] of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (now [[Serbia]]). His father Petar, the town clerk, insisted that young Slavko should be well-educated. After finishing his primary education, he became a student in a well-known regional high-school in the nearby town of [[Sremska Mitrovica]], where he made his first steps in art and drawing. ([[Mileva Marić\|Mileva Marić-Einstein]], the first wife and work associate of [[Albert Einstein]] went to the same high school.) He continued his high-school education in [[Zemun]] and later in the famous Art School in [[Belgrade]]. With a scholarship received from [[Matica srpska]], [[Serbia]]'s highest cultural and scientific institution at the time, Vorkapić went to [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], where he studied art. At the beginning of [[World War I]], he immediately returned to his homeland where, with the country besieged on all sides, he survived the tragic [[Serbs\|Serbian]] retreat across [[Albania]] in order to reach [[Allies of World War I\|Allied]] positions in [[Greece]]. From there he sailed to Italy, from where he reached France. He managed to enter Art Academy in [[Paris]] but soon after moved to [[Montparnasse]] among other [[Avant-garde]] artists. He took part in the 1917 and 1919 collective painter exhibits.		Slavoljub Vorkapić was born on March 17, 1894, in the small village of [[w:Dobrinci]] near [[Ruma]] in the [[Srem]] region, at the time part of the [[Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia]] of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (now [[Serbia]]). His father Petar, the town clerk, insisted that young Slavko should be well-educated. After finishing his primary education, he became a student in a well-known regional high-school in the nearby town of [[Sremska Mitrovica]], where he made his first steps in art and drawing. ([[Mileva Marić\|Mileva Marić-Einstein]], the first wife and work associate of [[w:Albert Einstein]] went to the same high school.) He continued his high-school education in [[Zemun]] and later in the famous Art School in [[Belgrade]]. With a scholarship received from [[w:Matica srpska]], [[Serbia]]'s highest cultural and scientific institution at the time, Vorkapić went to [[Budapest]], [[w:Hungary]], where he studied art. At the beginning of [[World War I]], he immediately returned to his homeland where, with the country besieged on all sides, he survived the tragic [[Serbs\|Serbian]] retreat across [[Albania]] in order to reach [[Allies of World War I\|Allied]] positions in [[Greece]]. From there he sailed to Italy, from where he reached France. He managed to enter Art Academy in [[w:Paris]] but soon after moved to [[Montparnasse]] among other [[Avant-garde]] artists. He took part in the 1917 and 1919 collective painter exhibits.

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{short description|American film director}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Slavko Vorkapić
| image = Vorkapich.jpg
| birth_date ={{birth date|1894|3|17}}
| birth_place = [[Dobrinci]], [[Austria-Hungary]] (modern-day [[Serbia]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|10|20|1894|3|17}}
| death_place = [[Mijas]], [[Spain]]
| occupation = Cinematic Montagist, Movie Maker, Cinema Teacher, Painter, Illustrator}}
'''Slavoljub "Slavko" Vorkapić''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Славољуб "Славко" Воркапић}}; March 17, 1894 – October 20, 1976), known in English as '''Slavko Vorkapich''', was a [[Serbs|Serbian]]-born Hollywood montagist, an independent cinematic artist, chair of [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]], chair of the [[University of Arts in Belgrade|Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy]], painter, and illustrator. He was a prominent figure of modern cinematography and motion picture film art during the early and mid-20th century and was a cinema theorist and lecturer.<ref>*''On True Cinema'', Babac, Marko - 1998 1</ref>

==Early life==
Slavoljub Vorkapić was born on March 17, 1894, in the small village of [[Dobrinci]] near [[Ruma]] in the [[Srem]] region, at the time part of the [[Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia]] of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (now [[Serbia]]). His father Petar, the town clerk, insisted that young Slavko should be well-educated. After finishing his primary education, he became a student in a well-known regional high-school in the nearby town of [[Sremska Mitrovica]], where he made his first steps in art and drawing. ([[Mileva Marić|Mileva Marić-Einstein]], the first wife and work associate of [[Albert Einstein]] went to the same high school.) He continued his high-school education in [[Zemun]] and later in the famous Art School in [[Belgrade]]. With a scholarship received from [[Matica srpska]], [[Serbia]]'s highest cultural and scientific institution at the time, Vorkapić went to [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], where he studied art. At the beginning of [[World War I]], he immediately returned to his homeland where, with the country besieged on all sides, he survived the tragic [[Serbs|Serbian]] retreat across [[Albania]] in order to reach [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] positions in [[Greece]]. From there he sailed to Italy, from where he reached France. He managed to enter Art Academy in [[Paris]] but soon after moved to [[Montparnasse]] among other [[Avant-garde]] artists. He took part in the 1917 and 1919 collective painter exhibits.

==Career==
Slavko Vorkapich's dream to go to the United States was fulfilled in 1920. For a short time, he lived in New York City. Then, for almost a year, he roamed the country nearly homeless, until his arrival in [[Hollywood]] in July 1921. Although he started his motion picture career as a painter and an actor, he became best known as a montagist, [[special effects]] expert, cinematic artist, cinema teacher, editor, and became one of the most respected cinematic filmmakers in the period between the two World Wars. Vorkapić made a great number of cinematic documentaries and lyrical purely cinematic short-length movies. He co-wrote the screenplay for ''Johann the Coffinmaker'' (1927), a 27-minute experimental film directed by [[Robert Florey]] that involved a lot of trick photographic effects.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.313. {{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>

Vorkapić co-directed the experimental black and white short motion-picture ''[[The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra]]'' (1928) with [[Robert Florey]], and 2 beautiful and exciting visual tone poems, ''[[Moods of the Sea]]'' (1941) and ''[[Forest Murmurs (film)|Forest Murmurs]]'' (1947) with his Hollywood colleague, the Hungarian-born montagist and cinematic filmmaker [[John Hoffman (filmmaker)|John Hoffman]] (1904–1980).

His one-minute [[montage sequence]] for the otherwise lost movie ''[[Manhattan Cocktail (film)|Manhattan Cocktail]]'' (1928), directed by [[Dorothy Arzner]], was released in the October 2005 DVD collection ''Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941''.

He is best known for his montage work (see [[montage sequence]]) on Hollywood movies such as ''[[Crime Without Passion]]'' (1934), ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1941), ''[[Viva Villa!]]'' (1934), ''[[David Copperfield (1935 film)|David Copperfield]]'' (1935), ''[[The Good Earth (film)|The Good Earth]]'' (1937), and ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939). Vorkapich used [[kinetic editing]], [[lap dissolve]]s, [[tracking shot]]s, creative graphics and optical effects for his montage sequences for such features as ''[[Manhattan Melodrama]]'' (1934), ''[[Maytime (1937 film)|Maytime]]'', ''[[The Firefly (1937 film)|The Firefly]]'' (both 1937), and ''[[Meet John Doe]]'' (1941). He created, shot, and edited these kinesthetic montages for features at [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]], [[MGM]], [[RKO Pictures|RKO]], and [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]. He directed a short documentary movie for RKO, ''[[Private Smith of the U.S.A.]]'', that was nominated for an [[15th Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite book |last=James |first=David E. |date=2005 |title=The Most Typical Avant-Garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n0mkbWQ6hIcC&q=This+Is+America+Series+Private+Smith+of+the+U.S.A.&pg=PA459 |location=Berkeley |publisher=University of California Press |page=459 |oclc=607607424}}</ref>

Vorkapich is credited for editing and montage on ''[[Moscow Strikes Back]]'' (1942), one of four winners at the [[15th Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature#1940s|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name=Archive>{{cite web |title=Moscow Strikes back |url=https://archive.org/details/MoscowStrikesBack |publisher=[[Artkino Pictures]] |access-date= |date=1942 |quote=available for free download at the [[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name=NYT1942>{{cite news |title=Movie Review: 'Moscow Strikes Back,' Front-Line Camera Men's Story of Russian Attack, Is Seen at the Globe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/08/17/archives/moscow-strikes-back-frontline-camera-mens-story-of-russian-attack.html |access-date=22 May 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=1942-08-17 |quote=Russian documentary produced by the [[Central Studio for Documentary Film|Central Studios, Moscow, USSR]]; English commentary by [[Albert Maltz]], narrated by [[Edward G. Robinson]]; editing and montage by '''Slavko Vorkapich'''; musical score arranged by [[Dimitri Tiomkin]]; released here through [[Artkino Pictures]], Inc. At the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre|Globe Theatre]]. }}</ref>

He was appointed chair of the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|Department of Film]] of the [[University of Southern California]] from 1949 to 1951.

During the 1950s, he was in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and worked as a professor at the [[University of Arts in Belgrade|Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy]]. In [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in 1955, Vorkapić directed a full-length motion picture entitled, ''[[Hanka (film)|Hanka]]''.

==Personal life==
In 1938, Vorkapich commissioned modern architect [[Gregory Ain]] to build a garden house for his residence in Beverly Hills. It was a minor landmark in prefabricated architecture.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Denzer
| first = Anthony
| title = Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary
| publisher = Rizzoli Publications
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.rizzoliusa.com/catalog/results.pperl?title_auth_isbn=denzer&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=submit
| isbn = 978-0-8478-3062-6}}</ref> It has since been destroyed.

Two of his many master drawings, his gift during a visit to [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], are kept in the Srem Museum in [[Sremska Mitrovica]]. 

Slavko Vorkapić died of a heart attack in [[Mijas]], Spain on the estate of his son Edvard who was a cinematographer on October 20, 1976.

==Influence and legacy==
The now-common [[montage sequence]] often appeared as a notation in Hollywood screenplays of the 1930s and 40s as the "Vorkapich" because of his mastery of the dynamic visual [[Montage (filmmaking)|montage]] sequence wherein time and space are compressed using a variety of cinematic techniques, such as kinetic montage, camera tricks, optical printer effects, dolly shots, & stylized graphics. Sometimes moviemakers will simply refer to the technique as "a Vorkapich".<ref name=bcs>{{cite web|last1=Dixon|first1=Kelley|title=Better Call Saul Insider Podcast|url=http://podbay.fm/show/966297954|website=podbay|accessdate=17 April 2015|page=1:27:50|format=audio|date=6 April 2015|quote=So I pitched ... what if this is like a Vorkapich?}}</ref>

Vorkapich's protege [[Art Clokey]] learned [[kinescope]] animation techniques under him at USC Film School and went on to use them to create the ''[[Gumby]]'' animated series.

''[[Better Call Saul]]'' creator [[Peter Gould]] cited Vorkapich as a major influence for the montage sequence in the Season 1 finale [[Marco (Better Call Saul)|titled "Marco"]].<ref name=bcs />

[[George Lucas]] was heavily influenced by Vorkapich, who was dean of the USC Film Department.

==See also==

* [[Pure cinema]]
* [[Montage (filmmaking)]]
* [[Cinematic techniques]]
* [[Experimental film]]
* [[Abstract film]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
*''The Most Typical Avant-Garde''. James, David – 2005
*''On True Cinema''. Babac, Marko – 1998
*''Slavko Vorkapich: Reminiscences''. Davis, Ronald – 1978

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0903465|name=Slavko Vorkapić}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0048146|title=Hanka}}
* [https://archive.org/details/TheAcidKaleidoscopeExperience Recreation of the life and death of 9413] at the [[Internet Archive]]
* [http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Vi-Win/Vorkapich-Slavko.html Slavko Vorkapić] at [[FilmReference.com]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202915/http://www.fueradecampo.cl/filmografias/imagenes/vorkapich.jpg Slavko Vorkapić picture circa 1950]
* http://purecinema-celluloid.webs.com/slavkovorkapich.htm
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHLMrbrAIiU The Furies]," opening montage sequence of ''Crime Without Passion'' (1934)

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