The History of Film
A (mostly) chronological exploration of international film history. Each episode is a deep dive into the history of the people, events, technologies, cultural forces, and most all the movies that have molded cinema into what it is today! Join host Jacob Aschieris and other listeners for an in depth, thoughtful listening experience, and learn why no story ever written for the screen is as dramatic as the story of the screen itself!
Podcasting since 2020 • 38 episodes
The History of Film
Latest Episodes
32- Foundation of Death, Foundation of Light
This episode reexamines some topics we have already looked at, but this time as context for one of history's greatest butcheries, rather than as pure film history. The development of cinema is intertwined with the forces that defined the 20th c...
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Announcement – Plans and Reasons
The History of Film Podcast has been on Haitus since May of 2022. This announcement officially ends that. Let's get back to it!If you have any ideas on how I can improve the show, you can email me at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com.<...
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31- Gertie: The First Animated Character
In this episode we finish up our series on early animation by covering Gertie the Dinosaur and The Sinking of the Lusitania, both animated by Winsor McCay. Next time it's back to Europe, where we will cover the the effect of t...
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