The program meets five hours per day for 15 days over a three-week session and is designed to immerse secondary school teachers in the subject matter and methodologies of contemporary cinema studies. The aesthetic of film is a unifying concern in the first week of the course. The second week is devoted to investigation into the relationship of film with literature, popular culture, history, and politics. The third week involves topic discussions on the status of the image, tensions between fiction and truth and illusion and reality, and unconventional narrative structures. Enrollment is limited.
Early application is recommended.
This course may be taken on a noncredit basis for a reduced fee. For more information, see page 88. Cynthia Lucia has taught film and English at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY, for the past 18 years and is editor of Cineaste magazine. An intensive, hands-on course in practical 16mm filmmaking. Students are required to complete five short films using equipment and materials provided.