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QUESTION 1:
Georges Méliès’s A Voyage to the Moon (1902) and Edwin S. Porter’s Great Train Robbery (1903) were two early films that greatly influenced future filmmakers.
Choosing one of these two films, please write an essay explaining the director’s style and his innovative uses of mise-en-scène, cinematography, and editing. Please explain why they were innovative and give specific examples and details. What were the effects (on the audience, on the cinema) of these innovations?
You should discuss all three of these categories in your essay. If the director was not innovative in one of the three categories, please explain why or how.
Support your essay and all of its claims with references to the readings and descriiptions of specific moments from the film.