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FAMST 101A - History of Cinema: The Silent Film

Film and Media Studies College of Letters and Science

Full Course Title

History of Cinema: The Silent Film

Instructor Name(s)

STAFF

Course Description

International film history from the camera obscura to the close of the silent era in the late 1920's. Historical accounts of film as an aesthetic form, a social force, an economic institution, and a technology are considered.

Unit Value

5

Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit

0

Maximum Units

5

Prerequisites

Film and Media Studies 46,70, and 96 with a minimum grade of C; open to Film and Media Studies majors only.

Special Subject Areas

WRT