D W GRIFFITH FATHER OF MODERN CINEMA

David Wark Griffith was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film

Griffith’s innovations, like continuity editing and narrative structure, laid the groundwork for modern filmmaking, as supported by web:1, which explains how early editing evolved from static shots to creating cinematic illusions of time and space.