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German Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7


We've spent a lot of time focusing on France and the U.S. as that's where a significant amount of both infrastructure and business models were initially set up for film. But there were other countries adding their own stories to the annals of film history. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, we're going to focus on Germany and how they got a bit expressive with film. 

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David Lynch’s Vertigo

Film: History, Production, and Criticism

The importance of scene transitions

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

Do the Right Thing: Crash Course Film Criticism #6

Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

Vertigo spirals

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

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