This class will trace the history of film and other screen media from the origins of motion pictures to the present. It will look at the most important technological, industrial, aesthetic, and cultural developments in screen media. Topics include the establishment of the film industry, the emergence of national cinemas, the studio system, key cinematic events and movements, and the emergence of new screen media technologies in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This course is Cross-Listed with FILM 1052.
