In addition to its technical practicality, this technique also allowed Méliès to control the placement of the face within the frame to a much greater degree of specificity than moving his camera allowed.
Selain karena kepraktisan teknisnya, teknik ini membolehkan Méliès mengendalikan peletakan wajah dalam frame dengan spesifisitas lebih tinggi daripada yang dibolehkan bila kamera digerakkan.