A man and a woman, both in evening dress, sit on a couch, while another woman sneaks up behind them. As the couple on the couch begin to neck passionately, the second woman plunges a knife into the first's back. As one woman falls dead, the other makes her escape.
In this brief scene shot by Billy Bitzer for Biograph, we are presented with an entire story of sexual betrayal and revenge. The audience can infer the entire course of events from less than a minute of screen time. It's a startlingly effective bit of story-telling that draws in the viewer, forcing him or her to come up with the entire matter: emotions, planning, and even what happens afterwards... according to the sentiments of audience.
In this brief scene shot by Billy Bitzer for Biograph, we are presented with an entire story of sexual betrayal and revenge. The audience can infer the entire course of events from less than a minute of screen time. It's a startlingly effective bit of story-telling that draws in the viewer, forcing him or her to come up with the entire matter: emotions, planning, and even what happens afterwards... according to the sentiments of audience.