FILM TV 6A
History of American Motion Picture
Description: Lecture/screenings, six hours; discussion, one hour. Historical and critical survey, with examples, of American motion picture both as developing art form and as medium of mass communication. Letter grading.
Units: 6.0
Units: 6.0
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Winter 2023 - This course kindled my interest in film history and preservation, and it is hands down the best course I've taken at UCLA thus far. Professor Wuest is not only astoundingly good at lecturing, but he knows how to engage his students with the course materials and film selections in meaningful and relevant ways. You can tell he cares deeply about the topics he teaches, and his love for film borders on infectious—whether or not you're familiar with film as a medium, you'll learn to genuinely appreciate and love it through this class. Attendance isn't mandatory and he posts all his slides on BruinLearn, but I'm always inclined to go because of how insightful his additional elaboration is during lectures. In other words, the more information you jot down by attending his lectures, the easier your papers will be to handle! The papers themselves are pretty straightforward in regards to their prompts and rubrics, as this is a GE class at the end of the day, but what you learn in the professor's lectures will better prepare you for writing them. This class is great for anyone who wants to expose themselves to a humanities course that's fairly easy and interesting!
Winter 2023 - This course kindled my interest in film history and preservation, and it is hands down the best course I've taken at UCLA thus far. Professor Wuest is not only astoundingly good at lecturing, but he knows how to engage his students with the course materials and film selections in meaningful and relevant ways. You can tell he cares deeply about the topics he teaches, and his love for film borders on infectious—whether or not you're familiar with film as a medium, you'll learn to genuinely appreciate and love it through this class. Attendance isn't mandatory and he posts all his slides on BruinLearn, but I'm always inclined to go because of how insightful his additional elaboration is during lectures. In other words, the more information you jot down by attending his lectures, the easier your papers will be to handle! The papers themselves are pretty straightforward in regards to their prompts and rubrics, as this is a GE class at the end of the day, but what you learn in the professor's lectures will better prepare you for writing them. This class is great for anyone who wants to expose themselves to a humanities course that's fairly easy and interesting!
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