Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith illustrates why. The train's rush towards the audience brings movement and visual drama. The flurry of human activity offers plenty for the audience to engage with - who are these people and where are they going? And the time pressure exerted by the fact that the train must soon depart adds narrative tension - will everyone get on and off in time?
Sonnenfinsternis
The Birth of a Nation
Été 44, un train pour l'enfer
Schindler's List
The Miracle Worker
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
The Passion of Joan of Arc
New York Portrait, Chapter III
Nanook of the North
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Queen of Trucks
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
