A Timeline of World Cinema

In this episode we introduce the Timeline of World Cinema, our shorthand model that divides the history of cinema into periods based on major technological and industrial changes.

The episode also outlines the format for the subsequent episodes. This structure includes special segments in each episode which further explore important figures and films of that time period.

 

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In this episode we discuss the Foreign Wave, a renaissance of global filmmaking. We introduce radical innovations in film editing and plot that transformed cinema forever.

Spotlights include Andre Bazin, French film essayist and champion of some of film’s most influential theories, including the notion of director as auteur. We also highlight Akira Kurosowa’s epicSeven Samurai.

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This video contains "Parisian" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Prelude No. 7" by Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/), used under Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

"Whisper" by Jahzzar (http://www.betterwithmusic.com)

"Prelude No. 14" by Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/), used under Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

 

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In this episode we discuss the Golden Age of Hollywood, its flowering through the birth of sound and color, and its influence on the turbulent times that saw global war and major economic depressions.

Spotlights include the censoring bureaucrat Will H. Hays and his infamous Motion Picture Production Code. We also review the quintessential Hollywood picture, The Wizard of Oz.

 

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In this episode we discuss the studio system and its impact on cinema. We explore global events that favored an American cinema industry, as well as the international response.

Spotlights include movie mogul Adolf Zucker and his capitalist practices that shaped the industry forever. Also, we look into Battleship Potemkin, Sergei Eisenstein’s landmark experimental picture montage.

 

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In this episode we discuss the birth of cinema, following it's pre-classical roots before the invention of the feature film. We examine early short films and the early film industry.

Spotlights include the innovative Lumiere brothers and their impact on the early film industry. We also explore the groundbreaking feature film The Birth of a Nation, the prototype of the modern film model.

 

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