Re: Birth of a Nation 1914 DW Griffith
I forgot to add, we studied "Birth of a Nation" at the Cinema School, Univ. of Southern California, for Griffith's innovative camera techniques. He was the first to use fades, wipes, dissolves, etc., to transition between scenes. His battle scenes were extensive for the time. On the other hand, he used close ups for emphasis and exposition of his story line. Stan