Well, Bill's first lecture was erm...interesting. Not much in the way of special effects, character and model, more to do with gaming. I did however enjoy watching the three early film clips; An American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903)and Broken Blossoms (1919), and seeing how audiences of the time had only one viewpoint. For the modern audiences of today the thought of watching a film in this manner seems quite restricting. These days we get multiple cut-scenes and even such things as flashbacks, flashforwards and flashsideways - yes I an talking about Lost! By creating complex scenes like this the viewer is able to ascertain more from the situation along with the history of the characters involved.
Another good example of this can be seen in Vantage Point (2008). The film tells of an assassination attempt and repeats the incident over and over again from many different viewpoints of the characters involved. By witnessing the event happening from various perspectives you catch details that you would otherwise have missed. This way you are able to see the big picture and understand how and why certain things are happening.
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