Intertitle
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In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey charac
Cinema etiquette title card (c. 1912)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. The quintessential work of early German Expressionist cinema, it t
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…The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) used stylised intertitles Cinema etiquette title card (c. 1912) In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of…
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Werner Krauss as Caligari, 1920
The designers of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari chose a fantastic, graphic visual style instead of a naturalistic one; this included twisted city scenes that were painted directly onto canvases.
Werner Krauss, who portrayed Caligari, suggested changes to his own make-up and costumes so they would match the film's Expressionist style.