Extra Curricular

by Holly Willis

Investing in Change: The Ghetto Film School

Just after the Oscar nominations in 2015, Derrick Cameron wrote a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter titled “How to Fix the Oscars: Take a Cue from the Sports World and Fix the Talent Pool” in which he argued that “we have not invested in developing new voices in American cinema, particularly from communities that reflect our various cultures.” In contrast, Cameron and a team of other passionate educators have worked for more than a decade to make precisely that investment. They are the team responsible for Ghetto Film School. Founded in 2000 by Joe Hall in the South Bronx,… Read more
On Apr 21, 2016
By Holly Willis on Apr 21, 2016Columns
To Protect and Preserve

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On Jan 20, 2016
By Holly Willis on Jan 20, 2016Columns
Teaching Virtual Reality

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On Oct 28, 2015
By Holly Willis on Oct 28, 2015Columns
Shifting the Gaze

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On Jul 23, 2015
By Holly Willis on Jul 23, 2015Columns
Teaching Immersion and Stereoscopy

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On Apr 28, 2015
By Holly Willis on Apr 28, 2015Columns
Computational Storytelling

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On Jan 21, 2015
By Holly Willis on Jan 21, 2015Columns
Film Studies for the 21st Century

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On Oct 20, 2014
By Holly Willis on Oct 20, 2014Columns
Maine Course

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On Jul 17, 2014
By Holly Willis on Jul 17, 2014Columns
Medium Matters

At the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) conference, held in late March in Seattle, many of the conversations and panel discussions revolved around the disciplinary status of cinema, film, media, and screen studies. The cluster of terms jostling for territory in the conference’s program guide points to the crisis of identity sparked by the sweeping expansion of digital media, the emergence of the digital humanities, and the waning of actual film materials – 16mm film stock, film cameras, film editing systems – in “film” schools. “Film has died,” asserts the New School’s McKenzie Wark. “It’s decomposing. But… Read more
On Apr 28, 2014
By Holly Willis on Apr 28, 2014Columns
UT3D

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On Jan 17, 2014
By Holly Willis on Jan 17, 2014Cinematography