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I loved the initial connection this author made to Pliny and the origins of shadow puppets on the wall to tell stories. Humans have always loved telling stories on cave walls and around fires; this is just another medium and film an evolution of that medium. The connections Sean Cubitt made back to history kept me engaged in the text as a history major, and references to pop culture favorites like Star Wars, but the overall reading came across as a bit dated technology-wise. I got a little lost in the sauce as Sean expanded into more technical terms that went over my head, but overall this was a great resource to read more on. 

This course reading really opened my eyes to things I take for granted in films and photography and wouldn’t have noticed without it being pointed out.