The History of Film
Jacob Aschieris
A (mostly) chronological exploration of international film history. Each episode is a deep dive into the history of the people, events, technologies, cultural forces, and most all the movies that have molded cinema into what it is today! Join host Jacob Aschieris and other listeners for an in depth, thoughtful listening experience, and learn why no story ever written for the screen is as dramatic as the story of the screen itself!
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This episode reexamines some topics we have already looked at, but this time as context for one of history's greatest butcheries, rather than as pure film history. The development of cinema is intertwined with the forces that defined the 20th century. Today we explore how the First World War and the movies are cut from the same fabric, as we set the stage for some of the screen's greatest epochs -- German Expressionism, French Impressionism, Soviet Montage, and the Golden Age of American Silent Film. All that is tied up in The War, so let's start our journey facing it head-on.
-Jake
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Previous episodes
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42 - 32- Foundation of Death, Foundation of Light Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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41 - Announcement – Plans and Reasons Thu, 10 Aug 2023
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40 - 31- Gertie: The First Animated Character Sun, 15 May 2022
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39 - 30- Animation Before the Dinosaur Sun, 27 Feb 2022
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38 - 29- Phantasmagoria Tue, 18 Jan 2022
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37 - 28- Drawings That Can Dance Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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36 - 27- The Fall of Babylon, The Fall of Griffith Sat, 06 Nov 2021
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35 - 26- The Birth of a Nation: Part III Wed, 27 Oct 2021
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34 - Announcement: Updates on "The History of Film" Going Forward Tue, 03 Aug 2021
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33 - 25- The Birth of a Nation: Part II Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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32 - 24- The Birth of a Nation: Part I Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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31 - Bonus: Film as Cultural Artifacts Mon, 06 Sep 2021
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30 - 23- D. W. Griffith Sat, 04 Sep 2021
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28 - 22- Italian Futurism and Everything Else Wed, 25 Aug 2021
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26 - 21- Astonishing Super Spectacles Mon, 26 Jul 2021
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25 - 20- Rise of the Roman Film Empire Mon, 05 Jul 2021
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24 - 19- Murderers, Vamps and Deviants: The Work of Louis Feuillade Thu, 10 Jun 2021
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23 - 18- Heroines and Villains Every Week! Early U.S. Serial Film Tue, 01 Jun 2021
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22 - 17- Film D'art Mon, 24 May 2021
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21 - 16a- Florence Lawrence Mon, 17 May 2021
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20 - 16- The Stars are Born Mon, 17 May 2021
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19 - 15- Feature Presentations Mon, 10 May 2021
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18 - 14a- Inside the Nickelodeon Fri, 30 Apr 2021
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17 - 14- Growing Audiences and Consolidating Power Sun, 11 Apr 2021
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15 - 13- Edwin S. Porter and the Revolution of the Shot Tue, 23 Mar 2021
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14 - 12- Edwin S. Porter and Parallel Editing Sun, 14 Mar 2021
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13 - 11a- The Movies of Alice Guy Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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12 - 11- Titans of French Film 2: Leon Gaumont and Alice Guy Fri, 12 Feb 2021
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11 - 10- The Life and Work of Max Linder Tue, 19 Jan 2021
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10 - 9- Titans of Early French Film 1: Pathé Tue, 05 Jan 2021
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9 - 8- George Albert Smith and the Brighton School Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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8 - 7- Georges Méliès and the Magic of Editing Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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7 - 6- Lumiere "Firsts" and Advancements in Film Before Georges Méliès Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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6 - 5- The Lumiere Brothers and Projected Cinema Sat, 29 Aug 2020
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5 - 4- Edison, Dixon and The Black Maria Mon, 10 Aug 2020
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3 - 3- The Birth of Cinema Sat, 18 Jul 2020
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2 - 2- Cinema's Artistic Antecedents Mon, 06 Jul 2020
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1 - 1- Cinema's Earliest Prehistory Fri, 19 Jun 2020
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