Edwin S. Porter's Life of an American Fireman (1903) is notable for:

A. its adaptation of a best-selling novel.
B. its extensive use of intercutting and sophisticated stop-motion effects.
C. the release of each of its shots as a separate film.
D. the successive shots that show the same action from two vantage points.


Answer: D

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