Friday, December 5, 2014

D.W. GRIFFITH

 filmmaking techniques


  • utilizing cross-cutting
  • close-ups 
  • fade outs to distinctive effect (cultivating a deeper emotional milieu)

He started to develop two-reel works and eventually made the four-reel film Judith of Bethulia. ("Four-reel" meant the movie could play for an hour.)


1915 FEATURE-LENGTH WORK BIRTH OF A NATION

Nation, however, was blatantly racist and distorted history, with its demeaning depictions of African Americans and a storyline that positioned the creation of the Ku Klux Klan as a means of vengeance over a woman's death.

QUICK FACTS

NAME
D.W. Griffith
OCCUPATION
Film ActorTheater Actor,Director
BIRTH DATE
January 221875
DEATH DATE
July 231948
PLACE OF BIRTH
FloydsforkKentucky
PLACE OF DEATH
HollywoodCalifornia
AKA
David Griffith
D.W. Griffith

FULL NAME
David Wark Griffith

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