Posted in Chapter 5, General Information, tagged Film School on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
This article appeared in the New York Times this summer. Interesting reading about current trends in relation to film schools and prospects for current grads.
Posting this link reminds me of good articles and interviews (including ones featuring Jay Rabinowitz, Nicholas Ray, and Richard Linklater; and Peter Weller on Antonioni) in the issue of the Projections series devoted to film schools: Projections 12.
Projections 12, edited by John Boorman, Walter Donohue, Fraser MacDonald
Posted in General Information, Media Literacy on July 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This weekend is the bi-annual NAMLE conference in Philadelphia. At the conference, I will be delivering a presentation titled “Contexts, Connections, Collaboration: Integrating Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving in Media Literacy Education.”
One particularly exciting aspect of the event is that one of the keynote speakers is Douglas Rushkoff, who is a leading figure in media studies. In fact, a documentary that he hosted for PBS is one I have used many times: “The Merchants of Cool.” I highly recommend this piece for secondary school media teachers or communications professors.
Posted in General Information, tagged cinema studies, communications, digital media, film history, media literacy on July 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media by Carl Casinghino
Hi, I’m Carl Casinghino and welcome to my blog! This is the official blog by the author of Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media, so its first purpose is to function in tandem with the textbook. Through this blog, I will be offering further information and resources in support of my textbook published by Cengage Learning. In addition, the blog will offer perspectives and information on media literacy education, movie production in and out of the classroom, and current trends and developments in digital media and the world of moving images.
I will be working to maximize the usefulness and ease of this blog as I create posts and organize categories. I look forward to your comments and viewpoints on the topics that will be addressed through this blog and the ongoing project of Moving Images.
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