Film History

Film History

In 16 episodes, Craig Benzine will teach you about film history! This course is based on an introductory college level curriculum, with A History of Narrative Film by David A. Cook as its reference text. By the end of the course, you will be able to: Understand that cinema is an illusion and how our brains make meaning out of still images placed side-by-side in rapid succession Discuss the birth of the moving picture and the innovations that made sound and color possible Explain how the studio system rose to power and then collapsed Contextualize the many uses of film around the globe, including as propaganda