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· d.w. griffith
· charlie chaplin
13.02.12
D.W.Griffith(1875-1948)
The birth of hollywood
Born in Kentucky, osn of a condeferate officer. Kept a life-long nostalgia for the values of
,,The Old South". Initially actor, lot of peopleat that time credited him for his good looks.
Real burning intension was to become a writer. Inspired by Charles Dickens. 1907 hired the
,,biograph" film company as a script-writer. Film making wasn't something glamorous,
filmbusiness didn't have structure. 1908 starts directiong one reel films for Biograph. 1914
separation from Biograph, move to hollywood, work for Mutual. Has his first worldwide
success with the film ,,The Birth of a Nation". 1919 co-founder of United Artists (together
with Charlie Chaplin etc.)1920 makes films that areinsignificant as a director. 1913 last film
,,The Struggle".
The cinema before D.w Griffith
Static, shot sith a fixed camera, mainly use of long shots, chronologial order/character actions
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