D.

W Griffiths A Birth Of a Nation

1. What shots are included

In the film A birth of a nation there are lots of different films used
in the short extract we were shown for example, panning shots, long
shots, still shots and panoramic long shots.
2. What is the reason for showing this variety of shots?
D.W Griffiths used all these shots because he wanted to have the
best looking film so he would several different angles as well as
creating new one.
3. How has the story been portrayed?
The film is portrayed in a way the makes the KKK look like the hero
of the story, the film has black people portrayed as evil and the kkk
as not racist and that the lynching black people is not racist but a
good deed.
4. How has Griffiths moved storytelling forward?
Griffiths has moved story telling forward by developing longer films
and creating new techniques, this has moved story telling forward
because with all the new techniques that he had developed movies
can be develop the story more and give more depth.
5. Discuss how these features are used in films today finding
examples from your favourite productions
All realised today use the same camera displacement work as in A
birth of a nation you can see it in all types of films from terminator
to the Kings speech