Episode 116: Silent Dames

<p>The Dames return to cover the history of early and silent cinema, why it's so important, and how women basically did everything first. </p> <ul><li>The birth of motion pictures and the Silent Film era </li> <li>Lumieres vs. Melies</li> <li>The development of the mobile camera and continuity narrative</li> <li>Different film industries and influences (Hollywood, Weimar cinema/expressionism, etc.) - how techniques, images, themes, etc. continue to influence filmmaking TODAY</li> <li>Early female filmmakers and artists, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Frances Marion, Mary Pickford, Lotte Reiniger, Marion E. Wong, and Lois Weber. </li> </ul>