Star Wars and D.W Griffith

D.W Griffith uses such great film techniques that are still used today. George Lucas uses many of his techniques such as cross-cutting, close-ups, and eye-line match in his film Star Wars: A New Hope. Close-up was used when they discovered that Princess Lea was on the ship. There was a close-up of her face to show that she was frightened and in shock. Cross-cutting was used when the storm troopers gained control of the ship and were chasing after the rebels across corners. This built up the suspense in the movie. D.W Griffith influenced many other directors to use these film techniques as well.