这门课 provides a survey of 电影 history, covering the birth of 电影 out of photography in the 1890s, its commercial expansion, first great actors 和 导演s, 德国表现主义和苏联蒙太奇的艺术发展, the advent of sound in the 1920s, 以及好莱坞黄金时代的开始,从二战前到二战期间,一直到现在. Students will develop a historical appreciation of 电影, exploring 叙述, 纪录片, 和 experimental 形式 和 acquire the critical, 技术, 以及与电影实践和结构相关的美学词汇.