Season 1
(2017)
Cast
as Host
Episodes
Movies are Magic 0.0
April 13, 2017
Well, they're not really "magic." Maybe "illusion" is a better way to say it. As we begin this journey of the history o…
The First Movie Camera 0.0
April 20, 2017
After serial photography became a thing, it wasn't long before motion pictures started to develop. And, at the front of…
The Lumiere Brothers 0.0
April 27, 2017
As cinema started to take off, things like "single viewer" devices weren't going to cut it as the medium advanced. In t…
Georges Melies - Master of Illusion 0.0
May 4, 2017
After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was com…
The Language of Film 0.0
May 11, 2017
In this episode of Crash Course Film History, we talk about the development of the language of films by filmmakers like…
The Birth of the Feature Film 0.0
May 18, 2017
Movies didn't always look like they do now. There was a period (kind of a problematic one) where movies transitioned fr…
German Expressionism 0.0
May 25, 2017
We've spent a lot of time focusing on France and the U.S. as that's where a significant amount of both infrastructure a…
Soviet Montage 0.0
June 1, 2017
Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to…
The Silent Era 0.0
June 8, 2017
The Silent Era of Hollywood set a lot of things into motion in terms of how movies were made and sold. Big stars were o…
Breaking the Silence 0.0
June 15, 2017
Nothing changed movies like the arrival of synchronous sound. NOTHING! Acting, directing, cinematography, and presentat…
The Golden Age of Hollywood 0.0
June 30, 2017
It's time for the glitz and the glamour of big motion pictures that helped keep American spirits up during and after th…
Independent Cinema 0.0
July 6, 2017
Hollywood was riding high until their formula got to be stale. In places like Italy and France (as well as other places…
Home Video 0.0
July 13, 2017
As the New Hollywood gained steam in the late 70s and early 80s, another revenue stream opened its doors; Home Video. F…
World Cinema - Part 1 0.0
July 20, 2017
The world is a big place and cinema isn't limited to just the U.S. and Europe. There are a lot of vibrant and influenti…
World Cinema - Part 2 0.0
July 27, 2017
Africa, the Middle East, and South America have their own vibrant film communities and filmmakers. From social and poli…
Experimental and Documentary Films 0.0
August 3, 2017
It's Craig's last episode of Film and in it he's going to talk about weird stuff... and real stuff. Experimental and Do…