The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Sub-Genres - Americana |
Release Date - Aug 12, 1903 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 1 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Filmed by Edwin S. Porter at Thomas Edison's New York studio on July 23, 1903, The Gay Shoe Clerk is notable for its early use of matched shot editing, with a close-up of the customer's ankle and a longer establishing shot used in combination with each other. The film is significant as a precursor to Porter's groundbreaking classic The Great Train Robbery, which combined state-of-the-art editing techniques to tell a 12-minute narrative story.
Characteristics
Keywords
clerk, shoes
Attributes
High Historical Importance
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