Syllabus
Beginnings of cinematography - technological, economical and cultural circumstances
Silent movie - economical, political and cultural development of national cinematographies, means of expression, film theory and esthetics
Film styles and genres
Sound movies - origins and implications
Film and ideology
Classical Hollywood cinema and new cinematography - neorealism, free cinema and new wave
* Key word:
Film history, silent cinema, sound cinema, color cinema, film genres, non-fiction cinema, animated movies
Annotation
General history of cinematography. Cinematography as an esthetical and also social, economical and political phenomenon.
Several types of film history ? history of film style, history of film perception, economical film history and history of technology.
Different forms of cinematography, which differs in style, relationship with the viewer, forms of its presentation and production. Course includes film screenings.