Episode 116: Silent Dames
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05/20/20 • 87 min
The Dames return to cover the history of early and silent cinema, why it's so important, and how women basically did everything first.
- The birth of motion pictures and the Silent Film era
- Lumieres vs. Melies
- The development of the mobile camera and continuity narrative
- Different film industries and influences (Hollywood, Weimar cinema/expressionism, etc.) - how techniques, images, themes, etc. continue to influence filmmaking TODAY
- Early female filmmakers and artists, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Frances Marion, Mary Pickford, Lotte Reiniger, Marion E. Wong, and Lois Weber.
The Dames return to cover the history of early and silent cinema, why it's so important, and how women basically did everything first.
- The birth of motion pictures and the Silent Film era
- Lumieres vs. Melies
- The development of the mobile camera and continuity narrative
- Different film industries and influences (Hollywood, Weimar cinema/expressionism, etc.) - how techniques, images, themes, etc. continue to influence filmmaking TODAY
- Early female filmmakers and artists, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Frances Marion, Mary Pickford, Lotte Reiniger, Marion E. Wong, and Lois Weber.
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