MDST 309 History of Hollywood
This course is an historical survey of the emergence and development of the motion picture industry here in southern California. We will focus on the business practices, technological developments, formal strategies, and socio-political conditions that have led Hollywood to become the center of global film culture. Special attention will be paid in this course to the 'Golden Era' of the studio system as we look to its stars, studios, and feature films in order to explore the cultural history of American movies. Prerequisites: WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing; and LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines