Here's one of the later examples of an early film genre that vanished: an extended shot of downtown, whether it's Union Square in New York, or some other civic center. This happens to be Berlin, and a lot less obviously urban than most of them; lots of elegant carriages, and nowhere near as much traffic. No automobiles, just horses and people walking. The streets are remarkably clean, and the camera is on a moving object.
Just because they stopped making these as complete movies, that doesn't mean they forgot about them entirely. They just edited them into longer works.
Just because they stopped making these as complete movies, that doesn't mean they forgot about them entirely. They just edited them into longer works.
