Sentence:  ...he also attempts to show how editing causes audience "identification" with the image and allows for the subtler "<WSD>microdrama</WSD>" of realism; and leaving editing aside, he sees the expressive possibilities in the "panorama" or long-take, shots — all of which goes well beyond the "make-it-strange" aesthetics of the Russians. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A filming style characterized by close-up camera work focusing on the reactions of a single character.