21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007
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Thorburn, David
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The Film Experience
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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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2007-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of EconomicsOther identifiers
21L.011-Fall2007
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Keywords
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