2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCRN 119 - History of U.S. Film Until 1950


The history of the emergence and entrenchment of the Hollywood studio production system and the consolidation of a style of filmmaking now described as the classical Hollywood cinema. Topics to be covered include: silent filmmaking; the emergence of the star system, feature-length narrative filmmaking and film genres; the disruption of the coming of sound; the impact of the Depression and two World Wars; and the start of Hollywood’s golden era.

Instructor: Mr. Manon

When Offered: Offered every other year

Faculty: TBA