In today's digital media culture, visual literacy is just as important as literacy of the written language. Yet, it is often overlooked in discussions about literacy. In this episode, we will explore some of the key concepts of visual literacy and provide a brief lesson on the topic

Video Supplement: https://youtu.be/T50ms0pkRDE

In this episode I focused on visual storytelling techniques in “Silence of the Lambs.” To better follow along, watch on YouTube- https://youtu.be/ZH9C90okj3s

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France is the unsung hero of cinema. From Hollywood to Japan, and even Weimar Germany, many industries across the globe have had a major impact on the history of cinema, but there may be no country that has had quite the impact that France has had. From the first public viewing, to the first female director, and even the invention of special effects, France has left it’s mark on film history forever.

To learn More:

Robert Bresson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bresson

Paul Schrader on Transcendental Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFcCs8c2n6I

Kim Newman on Les Diaboliques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPHFoYW6LOI&t=566s

Jean-Luc Godard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard

French New Wave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_New_Wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQC45irmN8

Alice Guy Blache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdfE5SdRbrQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blaché

Lumiere Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE

George Melies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Méliès
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon

History of French Cinema

https://www.superprof.com/blog/history-of-french-cinema/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_France

Les Diaboliques

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Diaboliques_(film)

If cinema is an inward reflection on society, then horror is a pandora’s box of history’s deepest and darkest secrets. The Great War is arguably the pinnacle of humanity’s wickedness. World War One’s brutality didn’t make horror entertainment. It made it a barbaric reality. There is no question that World War One is one of the biggest influences on the horror genre as it is today.

For more information about this subject:

Scott Poole’s Wasteland-
https://www.amazon.com/Wasteland-Great-Origins-Modern-Horror/dp/1640092668/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38HHL0I3AZAN6&keywords=wasteland+ww1&qid=1667796991&sprefix=wasteland+ww1%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari

From Caligari to Hitler-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Caligari_to_Hitler

Albin Grau-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albin_Grau

Grau’s letter-

https://katzenfabrik.tumblr.com/post/81191137821/cloudsinvenice-posted-photos-of-this-essay-by

History on Nosferatu-

https://www.brentonfilm.com/nosferatu-history-and-home-video-guide-part-2

The Evolution of Horror-

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/

Freud’s Uncanny-

https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/freud1.pdf

How WWI created the Zombie subgenre-

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2018/11/23/the-marching-dead-how-the-great-war-created-the-cinematic-zombie-apocalypse/

J’accuse-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%27accuse_(1919_film)

Zombies and Society-

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/three-zombie-movies-something-say-about-human-existence

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/7/22/15985492/night-of-living-dead-movie-week-george-romero-zombies-get-out-jordan-peele

https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=english_theses

Music- All music is by the Orchestrails https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=english_theses