Stylistically, his films were experimental, using a variety of avant-garde cinematic devices, and complex narrative structure.
The distancing effect (from the German Verfremdungseffekt) is a theatrical and cinematic device.
We're talking about a movie that unironically used a montage, a cinematic device for total idiots.
But composite characters are a cinematic device commonly used to reduce audience confusion and maintain narrative momentum.
There are a lot of cinematic devices - people are inside, outside, alone, in a crowd - without much transition in the libretto.
The Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects is a 5-star fan favorite that explains the magic behind these cinematic devices.
Days whipped across the screen in a blur, like a cinematic device.
A well-tried cinematic device to get past the censor.
He keeps attention focused throughout, sometimes with bold cinematic devices, as in the Ghost scenes.
Deren uses specific cinematic devices in this film to convey deeper meaning.