Practically speaking, the artistic maturing of the cinema was the single-handed achievement of David W. Griffith (1875-1948). Before Griffith, photography in dramatic films consisted of little more than placing the actors before a stationary
camera and showing them in full length as they would have appeared on stage. From the beginning of his career as a director,
however, Griffith, because of his love of Victorian painting, employed composition. He conceived of the camera image as having
a foreground and a rear ground, as well as the middle distance preferred by most directors. By 1910 he was using close-ups to reveal significant details of the scene or of the acting and extreme long shots to achieve a sense of spectacle and distance.
His appreciation of the camera‘s possibilities produced novel dramatic effects.
3. 不会The author‘s attitude toward photography in the cinema before Griffith can best be described as
(A) sympathetic 有同情心的、赞同的
(B) nostalgic 想家的
(C) amused 开心的
(D) condescending 谦虚、屈尊的
(E) hostile 敌对的
答案：Condescending：to descend to a less formal or dignified level : UNBEND 文中没看到作者的态度词。。。。作者: 优氧深呼吸 时间: 2012-8-5 12:25:50
Before Griffith, photography in dramatic films consisted of little more than （带有贬义）placing the actors before a stationary camera and showing them in full length as they would have appeared on stage.