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Jan 14, 2025
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VM 312 - Silent HollywoodCredits: 4
From the late 1910s until the invention of sound in the late 1920s, the Hollywood film industry reached unprecedented commercial and artistic success. This course chronicles the development of the industry during this crucial ten-year period and examines the careers of many of its key filmmakers-among them, Charles Chaplin, Frank Borzage, Buster Keaton, and King Vidor. Films and filmmakers are studied in the context of the social, historical, and economic factors that gave rise to the Hollywood film industry. Students are expected to perform original, historical research and detailed film analyses.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): VM 200 , VM 201 , or CA 300
Course Restrictions: Junior standing.
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