About this episode
We’re back, as season two commences! As is now tradition, we start our season with a discussion intended to provide some context. In this episode, film and media historian Luci Marzola and I discuss early Hollywood lighting, the role of cinematographers throughout this era, the consequences of sound, and questions of realism! Our focus is on the development of lighting ideologies and techniques throughout the silent and early sound era in Hollywood, but, as usual, we cover all that and much more! NEXT WEEK: Critic Jaime Rebanal Lubitsch’s oldest surviving directorial work. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page. WORKS CITED: HOLLYWOOD LIGHTING FROM THE SILENT ERA TO FILM NOIR by Patrick Keating PAINTING WITH LIGHT by John Alton