Able Gance was extremely important to film making because his innovative ideas and use of technology. In addition, he was also an extremely ambitious individual as well as a perfectionist. His innovation of a triptych scene in the film, "Napoleon", was one of his most creative and spectacular contributions to the film making community. Although he originally planned to create a total of six films about Napoleon, his first turned into a three hour long masterpiece and he ran out of funds to create the other five films.
Abel Gance's, "Napoleon", was very important to the history of film making for a various number of reasons. One of its' most significant innovations included the use of a twenty minute long triptych scene, which alternated widescreen panoramas with complex montages that were projected on three screens simultaneously. In addition, Gance's experimentation with hand held cameras allowed him to introduce the cinematic effects of color tinting, split screens, and wide screen expansion; however, the cost of these advanced innovations for his time period, combined with the overwhelming length of the film, cause Gabel's "Napoleon" to fail financially-- resulting in the incompletion of it's sequel.
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