Episode 116: Silent Dames
May 20, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 124
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Episode description
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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