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Author Description
This engaging book chronicles the first classes on the art and industry of cinema and the colorful pioneers who taught, wrote, and advocated on behalf of the new art form. Using extensive archival research, Dana Polan looks at, for example, Columbia University's early classes on Photoplay Composition; lectures at the New School for Social Research by famed movie historian Terry Ramsaye; the film industry's sponsorship of a business course on film at Harvard; and attempts by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create programs of professionalized education at the University of Southern California, Stanford, and elsewhere. Polan examines a wide range of thinkers who engaged with the new art of film, from Marxist Harry Alan Potamkin to sociologist Frederic Thrasher to Great Books advocates Mortimer Adler and Mark Van Doren.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the foundational period of film education and the individuals who shaped its early curriculum. Dana Polan draws on extensive archival research to detail the pioneering efforts in teaching cinema as an art and industry. The narrative explores early university courses, industry-sponsored programs, and the contributions of diverse thinkers who engaged with the emerging medium, providing a comprehensive look at the institutionalization of film studies.
THE SCOPE MAP
- What You Will Find:
- Early cinema education programs at institutions like Columbia University and the New School for Social Research.
- Industry-sponsored business courses on film, including one at Harvard.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' initiatives for professionalized education at USC and Stanford.
- Analysis of various intellectuals and their engagement with film, such as Harry Alan Potamkin, Frederic Thrasher, Mortimer Adler, and Mark Van Doren.
- The development of film as both an art form and an industry through educational frameworks.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The book is recognized for its thorough archival research into the nascent field of film education. It highlights the diverse range of individuals and institutions that contributed to establishing cinema studies as a legitimate academic pursuit. The work is noted for its examination of the complex interplay between artistic appreciation and industrial development within early film education.
Page Count:
406
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
ISBN-10:
0520249631
ISBN-13:
9780520249639
Non-Fiction
History
Cultural History
Film History
Cinema Studies
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