Not exact matches
Gance uses
techniques not much associated with silent film, like a hand -
held camera, multiple superimpositions, split split screen, rapid - fire editing and flashbacks to rivet the audience's attention and bring history to vivid life.
Throughout his works, Yates uses hand -
held cameras to visually provoke the subject matter; the
technique is noted as one of his directorial trademarks.
For example, there were crude
techniques used to retouch pictures of the dead to make them seem like they were looking at the
camera, and there were ways to photograph babies that obscured the adult
holding the child.
By
holding the
camera hostage, games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill remove player control, a
technique needed to create tension and fear.