An introduction to film: from the development of cinema to 1930
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London
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The course is concerned with the history and development of cinema in Britain, Europe and the United States from its beginnings to the arrival of sound in around 1930. The course also explores a range of issues in the study of film.
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About this course
• Describe and evaluate key issues in early film and cinema• Evaluate ways of thinking about early film, its audiences and spectatorship• Describe and evaluate the beginnings of narrative filmmaking and its impact on cinema• Describe the key features of early Hollywood (e.g., the classical style)• Evaluate a range of European film movements as alternatives to Hollywood and the classical style• Evaluate key debates around the introduction of sound.
You will require a pen and paper (or laptop/device) but the tutor will provide all other materials.
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Subjects
- Sound
- Cinema
Course programme
• Early film and cinema
• Early film, the audience and spectatorship
• The emergence and development of narrative cinema
• Early Hollywood and the classical style
• Alternatives to Hollywood and the classical style: movements in European cinema
• The introduction of sound and its impact on cinema.
Screenings of extracts from films, talks by the tutor, reading materials, small and large group discussions. There will not be any work outside the class.
Additional information
For further Film Studies courses please check out our prospectus under Humanities or our website on under History, Culture and Writing.
General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
See the course guide for term dates and further details
An introduction to film: from the development of cinema to 1930
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Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London College of Communication - Univ. of the Arts London
Bachelor's degree London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London College of Fashion - University of the Arts London
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Croydon College
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
The Actors Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 25 + VAT