UNILWYL 1154

Serial Style and Silent Film in Ithaca

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

Ithaca earned the moniker "The Biggest Little City" when, from 1914-1919, it was home to Wharton Studio Incorporated, a bustling movie production company that produced dozens of films and serials starring some of the best-known movie actors of the day. We will study the history of silent film production by exploring Ithaca's dynamic natural and architectural landscape; visiting university special collections that hold related archival materials; watching and discussing silent films; and producing our own Ithaca-inspired short silent films. We will pay particular focus to the aesthetics of film production, including aspects such as costuming, set design, framing, editing, typeface and graphics. 

When Offered Fall.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL)

Comments This is a Learning Where You Live course.

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