 Then, for almost a year, he roamed the country nearly homeless, until his arrival in Hollywood in July 1921.Although he started his motion picture career as a painter and an actor, he became best known as a montagist, special effects expert, cinematic artist, cinema teacher, editor, and became one of the most respected cinematic filmmakers in the period between the two World Wars.Vorkapić made a great number of cinematic documentaries and lyrical purely cinematic short-length movies.