How Did We Get To Cinema?

Movies. Flicks. Motion Pictures. Moving Images. Silents. Talkies. Film. No matter what you call them, movies didn’t emerge from thin air. 

A combination of technological developments, popular entertainments, and physiological characteristics combined to create film and filmmaking in the mid-1890s. In this 2 hour class, we’ll discuss the archeology of cinema and the scientific explorations that combined with the advent of photography, and tricks of the eye and brain to form the movies we watch today.

This class will be taught by MMU Education Instructor De, whose previous courses have included The Directrices, What is Costume?, and Worldwide Vampires.

Class will be held in room LH115 in Lincoln Hall, at 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201 on the Portland State University Campus.  

PSU Students are free with valid student ID! Present ID at door for admission - no ticket needed.

Please note: no food or beverage is permitted in the auditorium.

Questions? Email us at education@moviemadness.org