Film: The Great Train Delibery

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There were many things in the books that is counted as historically significant. One of things that was considered historically significant was a shot in the movie The Great Train Robbery, this shot was done two separate time, one time showing most of the action of the holdup, and second was the view of train that can be seen through the window. The Great Train Robbery is one of the most important films that Porter made because this film used eleven different shots to tell a story. Also, this movie led filmmakers to create intercutting to cut back and forth in a movie shot. Another, thing that counts as historically significant is Lumiere operator Eugene Promio, this person influenced many filmmakers because of his creation of the moving camera.

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