Top cast:Antoine Féraud,Antoine Lumière,Félicien Trewey
Director:Neil Burger
Genre:Documentary
Region:Hungary
Year:2006
Storyline:Griffith brought all of his experience and techniques to this film from his earliest short films at Biograph, including the following:the use of ornate title cardsspecial use of subtitles graphically verbalizing imageryits own original musical score written for an orchestrathe introduction of night photography (using magnesium flares)the use of outdoor natural landscapes as backgroundsthe definitive usage of the still-shotelaborate costuming to achieve historical authenticity and accuracymany scenes innovatively filmed from many different and multiple anglesthe technique of the camera "iris" effect (expanding or contracting circular masks to either reveal and open up a scene, or close down and conceal a part of an image)the use of parallel action and editing in a sequence (Gus' attempted rape of Flora, and the KKK rescues of Elsie from Lynch and of Ben's sister Margaret)extensive use of color tinting for dramatic or psychological effect in sequencesmoving, traveling or "panning" camera racking shotsthe effective use of total-screen close-ups to reveal intimate expressionsbeautifully crafted, intimate family exchangesthe use of vignettes seen in "balloons" or "iris-shots" in one portion of a darkened screenthe use of fade-outs and cameo-profiles (a medium closeup in front of a blurry background)the use of lap dissolves to blend or switch from one image to anotherhigh-angle shots and the abundant use of panoramic long shotsthe dramatization of history in a moving story - an example of an early spectacle or epic film with historical costuming and many historical references (e..."Alice struggled to stay awake during the droning, monotone lecture, but dozed off.In another area of the school, in the locker room's toilet stall, Rick also nodded off, and his dream became deadly:In Rick's dream, a group of cheerleaders with pom-poms invaded the toilet stall-cubicle, including Alice.But then as they fell down onto the dusty floor, the ancient wall crumbled above them, unleashing skeletons onto them.His horror film turned into a documentary of the unexplainable zombie phenomenon (with long takes and jerky hand-held digital video camera shots).