Week 2*October 15th Early Cinema: Origins, Machines and Attractions

Indonesian Wayang Puppet Show

[https://www.indonesia.travel/gb/en/trip-ideas/the-riveting-wayang-kulit-shadow-puppet-shows-of-java-and-bali]

THIS WEEK 1 READING IS OPTIONAL:

Week 1 * October 8^th   Introduction: What do We Talk about when We Talk about Film History?

Required Reading

Thompson, Kristine & Bordwell, David. 2002. “Introduction: Film History and How it is Done”, Film History: an Introduction (second edition), McGraw-Hill Education, p1-10

WEEK 2
[you should have finished reading these BEFORE the class]

Required Reading

[For Week 2-3] 

Cherchi Usai, Paolo. 1997. “Origins and Survival”, in The Oxford History Of World Cinema: The Definitive History Of Cinema Worldwide, edited by Geoffrey Nowell-smith, Oxford University Press, 6-13

Thompson, Kristine & Bordwell, David. 2010. “The Invention and Early Years of The Cinema,1880s-1904”, Film History: an Introduction (third edition), McGraw-Hill Education, 3-21