Unit name | Film History to 1960 |
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Unit code | FATV20011 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Alex Clayton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
none |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
In this unit students are introduced to the history of film up to 1960. Topics may include, but are not limited to: the ‘invention’ of cinema, early cinema, the rise of film narrative, European and American silent film, the arrival of sound, Hollywood and European film from 1930-1960, and Japanese cinema in the 1950s.
Unit aims:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of historical changes in film and television from 1960 to the present in relation to changing genres, aesthetic traditions and forms;
2. locate specific film and television forms and genres within historical contexts;
3. engage critically with the social, cultural and institutional histories that have shaped – and continue to shape – film and television;
4. consider histories of film and television in national, international and global contexts;
5. engage critically with how film and television can be understood within broader concepts and contexts of culture;
6. identify and analyse the ways in which film and television, and their attendant technologies, make possible different kinds of aesthetic effects and forms;
7. evaluate and draw upon a range of sources and historical frameworks appropriate to research;
8. produce work within a group, showing abilities to listen, contribute and lead effectively;
9. formulate appropriate research questions and employ appropriate methods and resources for exploring them.
Weekly seminar, lecture and screening, supported by self-directed tasks where appropriate.
100% illustrated group presentation, max. 7 minutes per student in group
Davis, G., Dickinson, K., Patti, L. and Villarejo, A. (2015), Film Studies: A Global Introduction, London: Routledge
Maltby, R. and Craven, I. (1995) Hollywood Cinema, Oxford University Press.
Street, S (2009) British National Cinema, 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
Thompson, K and Bordwell, D (2003) Film History: An Introduction, Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Grieveson, L. and Krämer, P. (2004) The Silent Cinema Reader, London: Routledge. History of the American Cinema series.