Question

Pioneering director D. W. Griffith's classic "ice break" scene in Way Down East (1920) is an early example of what technique common to chase scenes?

A) mediation
B) parallel editing
C) freeze-frame
D) formalism

Answer 1

Answer:

It is an early example of the B. parallel editing technique.

Explanation:

Parallel editing is a technique in which 2 or more scenes, which are happening at the same time but in different places, are altered on screen.

This method can be seen during the "ice break" scene in the film; we can see different scenes being altered on screen, cutting from the ice to the woman to the man and so on.

It is one of the early examples of this technique which has been used more and more often in later years.