Media Studies 1070 - Introduction to Cinema

Institution:

University of Missouri-St Louis

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Description:

An overview of American cinema from the early beginnings of D. W. Griffith and his contemporaries to the present day. Course will discuss both the Hollywood studio system and today's independent movement. Also covered: genre, film theory, criticism, and aesthetics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umsl.edu/

Phone Number:

(314) 516-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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