American Cinema S01E12 · Writing and Thinking About Film

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"Writing and Thinking About Film" provides a formal and cultural analysis of a classical film sequence. It serves as a critical how-to guide for those new to film critique.

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1. 1 1. The Hollywood Style1995-06-07 · 55mIn the classical Hollywood film, the story is primary. Filmmakers rely on style — structure, narrative, and visual elements — to effectively tell their story. Martin Scorsese and S
2. 2 2. The Studio System1995-06-14 · 55mThis program surveys Hollywood's industrial past during the era of contract players and directors, studio police forces, and colorful movie moguls. It also looks at the filmmaking
3. 3 3. The Star1995-06-21 · 55mGreta Garbo, Cary Grant, Dustin Hoffman — these among many others are names synonymous with Hollywood. Early on, Hollywood saw that recognizable talent could minimize the financial
4. 4 4. The Western1995-06-28 · 55mThe western is an American myth that has been translated by other cultures and reinterpreted time and again, but never dies. With clips and critical commentary on westerns from Joh
5. 5 5. Romantic Comedy1995-07-05 · 55mBreezy and silly to witty and intelligent, romantic comedies have been with us since the 1930s. But the surface humor has often just barely masked issues of gender and sexuality. T
6. 6 6. The Combat Film1995-07-12 · 55mBeginning with World War II combat films — produced under directives from the federal government — this program examines the role of the combat film in filling a social and politic
7. 7 7. Film Noir1995-07-19 · 55mThese cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding paranoia to Cold War-related angst over the nuclear
8. 8 8. Film in the Television Age1995-07-26 · 55mTelevision first arrived in American homes just as the Hollywood studio system was collapsing. As the new medium took hold, so did a new era of motion picture entertainment. Top di
9. 9 9. The Film School Generation1995-08-02 · 55mMaverick filmmakers of the 1960s and '70s, including Brian DePalma, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg, capitalized on new technology and borrowed from classical Hollywood and F
10. 10 10. The Edge of Hollywood1995-08-09 · 55mWhile many of the old rules are still in force, independent filmmakers today often add their dissenting voices to the forum. This program looks at some alternative visions from new
11. 11 11. Film Language1996-08-22 · 55m"Film Language" illustrates basic terms such as tracking shots and zooms and also provides a primer on editing technique.
12. 12 12. Writing and Thinking About Film1996-08-22 · 55m"Writing and Thinking About Film" provides a formal and cultural analysis of a classical film sequence. It serves as a critical how-to guide for those new to film critique.
13. 13 13. Classical Hollywood Today1996-08-22 · 55m"Classical Hollywood Today" offers interviews with contemporary directors, European filmmakers, scholars, and critics, as well as studio-era veterans who probe Hollywood's influenc