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The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

6,500

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film
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The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks,Weekly study 3 hours,100% online.
    Learner will be able to Recognise different types of the earliest film materials made in the UK between 1895 and 1901.
    Assess and discuss the origins of film (and film projection) and be able to identify who the key personalities were in its development.
    Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate.
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The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film
 at 
FutureLearn 
Course details

More about this course
  • In this course we journey back to the end of the Victorian era; a time of intense modernisation and unprecedented change.
  • Using the BFIs unique collection of surviving Victorian films we will debate common myths about the period and the materials, as well as examine what the films reveal about the society that produced them.
  • We will be your expert guides to these incredible films, leading you through the many spectacles and curiosities made during films formative years, 1895-1901.

The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Myth-busting the Victorians

Welcome to the Course!

Fantasy and Fact

The First Sight

Pioneers and Picture Shows

Week 1 Conclusion

The Victorian World on Film

Introduction

Victorian Sensation

At Home and Abroad

Week 2 Conclusion

The Victorian Imagination on Film

Introduction to Week 3

We are Amused

Adaptation

Week 3 and Course Conclusion

It's a Wrap! Next steps and Goodbye from the Team

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