History of Motion Picture Arts

The History of Motion Picture Arts Course explores motion picture as an art form, as a business, and a representation of society. Students examine how film has become a dominant force in American culture through the study of subjects like the birth of film, the golden age of silent film, World War II, non- Hollywood films, the New Cinema of the 1960s era, and the Hollywood Renaissance.

Course Outline

• The Birth of Movies
• The Golden Age of Silent Films
• Integration of Sound
• World War II: Decline of the Studio System
• The Documentary
• Foreign Films
• Close-Up: Master Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock
• The New Cinema of the 1960’s
• The Hollywood Renaissance
• Final Exam