[ Wesleyan Home Page ] [ WesMaps Home Page ] [ WesMaps Archive ] [ Course Search ] [ Course Search by CID ]
Academic Year 2000/2001


Early Cinema and The Rise of The Hollywood Feature
FILM 313 SP

This course explores the development of cinema before 1928. We will consider international trends in film production with special emphasis on the formation of the American industry. Early film presents us with the opportunity to consider alternative uses of the medium; it can broaden the way we think about cinema and its possibilities. Our goals will be to understand how cinema was conceived of durings its first years, and to examine the forces that led to the development of the Hollywood narrative feature. Films will include works by the Lumiere and Edison companies, Porter, Melies, Sjostrom, Griffith, DeMille, and Hollywood Studios during the 1920s.

MAJOR READINGS

TBA
Readings will include historical accounts by Charles Musser, Eileen Bowser, Thomas Elsaesser, and Tom Gunning.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

TBA

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Open only to Junior and Senior Film majors. Attendance is required. Film showings. Course Fee $40.00.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: FILM304 OR FILM310

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Higgins,Scott P.   
Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: AWKS010
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 24)
SR. major:    Jr. major:
SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts
Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


Contact wesmaps@wesleyan.edu to submit comments or suggestions. Please include a url, course title, faculty name or other page reference in your email

Copyright Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459