2025 Summer Session A
6 weeks, May 27 - July 3
FILM 10 001 - LEC 001
Film History & Form
Ziwei Chen
Class #:13042
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Film and Media
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 24
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
7.5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 20 to 14 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 to 6 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 2.5 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Other classes by Ziwei Chen
Course Catalog Description
This course will focus on the development of film art, technology, and industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Class Description
This course provides an advanced introduction to the history of the cinema, from the end of the nineteenth century to World War II. We will focus on media history and media archaeology, the development and institutionalization of film aesthetics and industry practices, the emergence of narrative forms, genres and international styles, questions of technological change, and the implementation of various modes of production and forms of spectatorship in Europe, Asia, the United States and beyond.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats