Thursday, July 31, 2003AMERICAN EUNUCHwas a documentary film about men who were having difficulties with some aspect of their maleness and decide that life would be better if they could just cut off their testicles. It was made by one of the other faculty at the film school. One of my students brought it to class. The film opens in a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:38 AM Comments (1) (link) Tuesday, July 29, 2003COMPARE, CONTRAST, COMPETEHow do you judge a child? How do you know if the behavior you've observed is ordinary or extraordinary? My daughter is involved in a situation with her inlaws that is causing her some stress. She married into a large, French speaking, Catholic family. She is an only child from another kind of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:27 PM Comments (2) (link) Monday, July 28, 2003HOW YOU KNOW IT'S OVERThe Friday night wrap party ia always a jubilant, raucous event. The intense pressure and creative effort to produce original, well crafted work that will awe your peers cries out for release. It needs to be seen. On Friday night, school founder and director, David Lyman is the ringmaster at the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:27 PM Comments (2) (link) Sunday, July 27, 2003HOW NOT TO SELL YOUR ARTSome people are clueless about how to close a deal. Last week while I was teaching at the film and photography workshops I walked by a young photographer with some prints laid out on a table. He was showing his work to his class. The photos caught my eye. The ones I liked best were large format... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:16 AM Comments (8) (link) Saturday, July 26, 2003WINNING AND LOSINGMy students perform true to form. Mr. Slick, who seemed supremely self-confident during the week, turned into a sweating pile of anxiety when he had to pitch his film concept to our panel of commissioning editors representing 3 broadcast outlets; PBS, HBO and DISCOVERY. My most tortured student, the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 1:23 PM Comments (1) (link) |
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