The 33 year old Griffith used crosscut close-ups and full shots of two characters in this film. You may not enjoy watching this film but what he was actually doing was developing a cinematic language of narrative: how do you use the camera to tell a story? If you want to be a cameraman, learn from Griffith.
2 Reviews
Early Griffith
Michael_Elliott27 February 2008
For Love of Gold (1908)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
D.W. Griffith film has two men sitting around a cabin before deciding to go out and look for gold. This film runs just over a minute so the director isn't able to do too much with it but the camera-work by G.W. Bitzer is nice. On a personal note, this was my 100th Griffith film watched.
You can view this title from Grapevine through their D.W. Griffith: The Director Series, which features all original scores and nice picture quality.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
D.W. Griffith film has two men sitting around a cabin before deciding to go out and look for gold. This film runs just over a minute so the director isn't able to do too much with it but the camera-work by G.W. Bitzer is nice. On a personal note, this was my 100th Griffith film watched.
You can view this title from Grapevine through their D.W. Griffith: The Director Series, which features all original scores and nice picture quality.
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