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Hollywood cinema is the best known and the most influential national cinema in the world and has been so for a century. But how and why? And with what effect? Certainly, Hollywood鈥檚 long-held significance around the world makes it the ideal case study in introducing students to screen media analysis: skills they can then apply to a range of other media, and in a range of employment, moving forward. This course surveys the development of Hollywood cinema from its emergence to the present day, and covers key historical, technological, and cultural developments through a focus on influential periods, filmmakers, and films.

In this course, students use Hollywood as a case study to begin to develop core skills in screen analysis, to help them develop an analytical skill set that can then be applied to a range of other media and foci. Students examine the emergence, development, and global expansion of the Hollywood film industry, arguably the most famous national cinema in the world. Students use textual and contextual approaches to examine the industry in light of changing cultural, economic, industrial, political, and technological contexts. Regular film screenings featuring a broad selection of influential Hollywood texts will provide context and enable students to complete the course with a film review for their job-ready Media Studies portfolios.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. use clear communication to discuss key periods and characteristics of Hollywood cinema;
2. critically discuss a range of films;
3. use key concepts in media theory in appropriate and ethical ways;
4. conduct critical analyses of Hollywood films.