Students will be able to identify course requirements and resources
Students will be able to identify similarities and differences between film and other art forms
Students will be able to identify limitations and innovations of early films
Review course requirements and resources.
Lecture/discussion - early film and animation, critical components of film as art form.
View selected early films and animation, including The Great Train Robbery, Voyage to the Moon, animation by Winsor McKay.
Classroom discussion of presented films.
Review class applicability - skills, career.