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

Crash Course Film History Preview.
Movies are Magic: Crash Course Film History #1.
The First Movie Camera: Crash Course Film History #2.
The Lumiere Brothers: Crash Course Film History #3.
Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History #4.
The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History #5.
The Birth of the Feature Film: Crash Course Film History #6.
German Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7.
Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History #8.
The Silent Era: Crash Course Film History #9.
Breaking the Silence: Crash Course Film History #10.
The Golden Age of Hollywood: Crash Course Film History #11.
Independent Cinema: Crash Course Film History #12.
Home Video: Crash Course Film History #13.
World Cinema - Part 1: Crash Course Film History #14.
World Cinema - Part 2: Crash Course Film History #15.
Experimental and Documentary Films: Crash Course Film History #16.