Before the nickelodeon: the early cinema of Edwin S. Porter
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This documentary traces the history of filmmaking from 1896-1909, focusing on the work of Edwin S. Porter who introduced innovative editing and storyline techniques and directed such works as The great train robbery and Life of an American fireman. Besides re-evaluating Porter's constributions to film history and art, it explores the development of motion pictures from arcade novelty and visual newspaper to universal entertainment and social mirror.
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