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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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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