ENGL-37100 Hollywood Cinema

This course will trace Hollywood’s history and influence, from the “Golden Age of Hollywood” to the present age of CGI. Hollywood filmmaking is an art form, an economic force, and a system of representation and communication. Discussions will include America's first great film artists, silver screen comedians, movies offering horror experiences or treating working class concerns, sexy comedies, the Western, and nightmarish film noir. Students will study the development and persistence of specific narrative forms and stylistic conventions of Hollywood films.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 11200

Corequisite

May be taken concurrently with ENGL 27000