Film Studies Daily Log

Tuesday, September 7

In light of the poor results of the first quiz (average score 60, passing rate 50%), given evidence of how few students had read the packet over the long weekend, and not wanting to see the class start the semester in a deep hole, Mr. P -- from the infinite mercy of his benevolent heart -- postponed the quiz over "Classical Hollwood Cinema: Style" from Wednesday to Thursday.

We watched three famous early films, Melies' Journey to the Moon, Porter's The Great Train Robbery, and the Hepworth Studio's immortal Rescued by Rover. We noted the increasing sophistication of film editing in service of telling a suspenseful story.

HW due Thursday:
Read the packet distributed Friday and be ready for a quiz over it.