This piece in the New York Times (if you don't have one, you'll need a free account to view it) discusses the rise of film education programs in New York area high schools. High Schools! This was a bit surprising to me, but then, its been (several) years since I attended high school. When I visited the Dallas Performing Arts magnet last year, there was film on their showcase program, but not actual courses offering it.
Did you have any courses in film at your high school? If you had, do you think your plans for after college might be any different? What do you think is the value of learning to make films (and/or analyze them) before reaching college?
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We had a media class and there was a radio class I never got to take, but in the media class we created our own films instead of watching them.
I had something similar in HS, although it was part of a "lab tech" program everyone at my (science and tech magnet) school had to do; most chose one of the other labs, but I and my fellow "slacker" classmates wanted to make videos.
I forget whether I've asked you this before, but have you considered taking the production class at AC?
We did in fact have a film class - I never quite forgave myself for never taking it.
What I did take was broadcast journalism. I got very familiar with segments, using the casablanca editing machines, and being onscreen. It was an interesting experience, to say the least.
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