... the rest fuzzy, Griffith introduced depth to American filmmaking. The middle ground and background is all in focus and there is action going on throughout the entire scene. Griffith then decides to use a historical depiction of the real surrendering at Appomattox which is said to be an authentic reproduction of the famous event. After the war is over Elsie and Phil Stoneman see ... by decreasing the temporal length of each shot and increasing the tempo of physical movement as the sequence races towards its climax. When the Klan finally arrives and saves the Cameron family from destructi...

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... film where Frank Poole gets a recorded birthday message from his parents. The scene has no music in the background, not setting up what is supposed to be a happy occasion. These scenes display how the idea of life isn't celebrated with full vitality as it once was, de-humanizing the concept in a busy, structural environment. It is seen as merely an obligated past ... time, losing its genuineness over the course of time. This contrasts the beginning of the movie, where the birth of a civilization was a monumental event, full of energetic movement and sound, as well music when the bone wa...

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... face and Lomax's surprise and then retaliation. It also blocks out most of what could be seen before in the background. By doing this the audience loses any visual distractions of the street and pushes the argument in to the face of the audience. The cuts also become quicker, flashing between the two ... , which causes him to become extremely angry. At this point, rather than cutting to the reaction of Barzoon the camera swoops round to face him. This is a drastic change in the style of camera movement. By doing it the audience is being told to watch carefully at Barzoon's response, whic...

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