Cinema and Television Arts
CategoryMake a Decision
A point of view is one of those things that separate great artists from…well…run of the mill artists.
What the hell, Tuesday!
‘Karen requests that we all bring our laptops to class on Tuesday’, Joe’s email read. This should have triggered some suspicion, but i..
Columbia College Chicago has Character
…story begins and ends with the director. We are the Alpha and Omega.
New York City Blues
Few things in life have the power to bring civilization to a standstill. Weather is one of them. Hollywood loves natural disasters. Ar..
Class at Raleigh Studios
Columbia’s first crop of Film & Video – Creative Producing MFA students began our second year in the program this fall, which can only..
The Devil is in the Details
My stomach sunk. I wanted to curse God, gremlins, and the film cage but I only had myself to blame.
In Other Words…
I like words—dapper, I’ve decided, is my favorite. There is great power in thoughtfully constructed and well-worded writing. “Actions ..
Synergy and the MFA
We have to put or ego aside to achieve synergy. There is no other way to make something greater than the sum of its parts.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Film theorists differ on just how many story structures there are, but most will agree that there are not very many. Stand By Me (1986..
Creativity and the Application
The true master of your content is…wait for it…you.