Monday, 1 October 2012

What were D.W.Griffith's contribution(s) to the invention of motion picture?



            David Wark Griffith’s films became part of history in the making—unleashing the power of movies as a catalyst for social change. More than anyone of the silent era, he saw film’s potential as an expressive medium, and exploited that potential. Griffith's contributions to Hollywood filmmaking combined both film content and camera style which would change the way future directors created their own films. From developing and expanding new techniques including crosscutting, close-ups, and camera movement, to his advancement of film content using parallel story lines, and enhanced complex narratives, D.W. Griffith lifted the bar of film creation to heights never seen before on the screen.



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