Languages & Culture
Film & Media: The Women Who Built The Film Industry (Day School)
Course details
Course code
Q00019924Course date
Start: 22/03/25
End: 22/03/25
Number of classes
1 sessionsTutor
Christopher BuddFee range
Free to £30.00
How you'll learn
Venue
Friends Meeting House (King's Lynn)38 Bridge Street
King's Lynn
PE30 5AB
Level of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
This day school aims to introduce learners to the stories of some pioneering women from early cinema history who were hugely important to the development of the art, craft, and business of film, but who modern movie goers may not know. We’ll look at the unique challenges they faced as women in their times, their contributions – in some cases – deliberately overlooked, but also the immense possibilities of the emerging cinema industry. With a wealth of clips and background material.
Course description
Despite the classic image of the all-male cigar-chomping Hollywood moguls of yesteryear, many of the true early pioneers of the art and science of film were women. Actors, technicians, stunt performers, directors, writers, producers – even studio heads – they played a huge role in creating the most important global industry of the twentieth century, without ever getting their names on the door. We’ll take a look at a series of these important pioneering women from America and Europe; Actor Olive Borden; stunt performer Florence LaBadie; director Lois Weber; colourists Élizabeth and Marie-Berthe Thullier, and special effects pioneer Julienne Mathieu. No previous knowledge is required
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