FILM V29A — History of Motion Pictures I
This course provides a historical and critical survey of motion pictures from its origins in the 19th century through its development up to and including the World War II era. It will analyze a variety of national and international films from the beginning of the cinema until the end of the World War II era. The elements of film making to be considered will be their aesthetic form, economic structures, technological developments, and as social and cultural movements. Significant filmmakers in these eras will be studied for the contributions to the filmmaking process. Lectures, illustrated by screened examples of films, examine filmmaking from its very beginnings in the nineteenth century.