Edwin S Porter and D w Griffith
Edwin S. Porter was a brilliant director of his time. ... D.W. Griffith also holds all of these traits as well. ... S. Porter was the first to shoot scenes out of chronological order, therefore requiring and allowing Porter to utilize cross-cutting/parallel editing. ... Porter was the first American to make an elaborate film, while Griffith was the first to make a full-length feature film(i.