21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007

This course is an introduction to narrative film, emphasizing the unique properties of the movie house and the motion picture camera, the historical evolution of the film medium, and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films. The primary focus is on American cinema, but secondary attentio...

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Main Author: Thorburn, David
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section
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Published: 2007
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description This course is an introduction to narrative film, emphasizing the unique properties of the movie house and the motion picture camera, the historical evolution of the film medium, and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films. The primary focus is on American cinema, but secondary attention is paid to works drawn from other great national traditions, such as France, Italy, and Japan. The syllabus includes such directors as Griffith, Keaton, Chaplin, Renoir, Ford, Hitchcock, Altman, De Sica, and Fellini.
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spelling mit-1721.1/779852025-02-20T21:59:40Z 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007 The Film Experience Thorburn, David Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics film history American culture Hollywood Fred Ott early film D.W. Griffith Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin Renoir Ford Hitchcock Altman DeSica narrative video visual communication storytelling media hollywood cinema movie This course is an introduction to narrative film, emphasizing the unique properties of the movie house and the motion picture camera, the historical evolution of the film medium, and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films. The primary focus is on American cinema, but secondary attention is paid to works drawn from other great national traditions, such as France, Italy, and Japan. The syllabus includes such directors as Griffith, Keaton, Chaplin, Renoir, Ford, Hitchcock, Altman, De Sica, and Fellini. 2007-12 Learning Object 21L.011-Fall2007 local: 21L.011 local: IMSCP-MD5-63d6b1b09a996e048eba94b8db422271 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77985 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. text/html Fall 2007
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video
visual communication
storytelling
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cinema
movie
Thorburn, David
21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007
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topic film history
American culture
Hollywood
Fred Ott
early film
D.W. Griffith
Buster Keaton
Charlie Chaplin
Renoir
Ford
Hitchcock
Altman
DeSica
narrative
video
visual communication
storytelling
media
hollywood
cinema
movie
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