FILM 2401 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: F. W. Murnau, Science Fiction Film, Block Booking
5 Dec 2013
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Test #1 review - 20% (no tutorial on test days) 3 topics on the board [compare the following (is how it will be stated)] Pick 1 and write a short essay / 4-6 pages double space in text booklet. Incorporate the readings and examples from film, lecture, etc (no notes - closed book) Chapters 1-6 textbook, 3 film reader readings, none on bordwell, tv reader (not chapter 1) second reader. Lecture 1: early american film industry (how/why it developed), film industry in general and aspects of development, compare films. Scientific impulse as well as industrialization capitalism, urbanization and need for cheap entertainment for working class led to film industry. Working class was primary audience for first 15 year. Edward muybridge (1830-1904) - horse in motion / do all feet leave ground. Tomas alva edison (1847-1931): kinetoscope (only 1 person at a time), established mppc (motion picture patent company) D. w. griffith directed 50 films between 1908-1913, 10-20 minutes for mppc.
