Another new entry another new assignment. When Santi first mentioned the word "Napolean" my mind went instantly to Frenchy, because the guy is pretty popular and I was doodle so it kind of caught me off guard. Luckly I was paying enough attention to think right away: "Wait a sec, I thought we were in the 1920's." Even though the Napoleon I will mention was not the famous shorty Frenchman of his time, he was still used in the filming industry and has been used for an advanced techniques of its time.
Santi is probably gonna kill me for using wiki, but for this assignment it should be enough.
In 1927 a movie was released called Napoleon, directed by Abel Gance. During the 1920's countless events were going on around the world. In America some of these events were Jazz, drinks, Flappers, etc. The filming industry evolved rapidly to the popularity. Originally known as moving pictures, movies started to take appearance. However, Abel Gance took advantage of the technology of its time and did something which was unheard of.
In the movie Napoleon, Abel Gance edited the film to the point where a lot of the scenes were hand tinted and/or toned. However, what was most accomplished in the movie was technique called polyvision. Polyvision means three set of films that are lined up together and play at the same time. It is similar to the images of Greek triptych.
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