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CINE 338L - Classical Hollywood Cinema

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course examines mainstream American cinema from the 1920s and 1950s focusing on the major historical, cultural and industrial transformations of Hollywood:  the studio system, the advent of sound, classical Hollywood narrative, continuity editing, the star system, and the Production Code.  Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to critically analyze how a filmmaker’s artistic and creative impulses intersect with and challenge Hollywood’s economic motivations.

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