Comments on: Are Film Schools Preparing Students for Careers in New Media? http://mrmattenlow.com/2009/06/11/are-film-schools-preparing-students-for-careers-in-new-media/ Southland Adventuring, Video Projects, New Media Musings & Web Ephemera Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:36:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mrmattenlow http://mrmattenlow.com/2009/06/11/are-film-schools-preparing-students-for-careers-in-new-media/#comment-193 mrmattenlow Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:53:55 +0000 http://mrmattenlow.com/?p=505#comment-193 Thanks for the comments guys! Though I concede that it's hard to teach a medium that's still in the throes of finding itself, I don't think that limits us from structuring a curriculum and finding a professor. The class would undoubtedly be a learning process for everyone (including the prof and university). Now is the time to start exploring and innovating, and there's no reason that can't start in the class room. Thanks for the comments guys!
Though I concede that it’s hard to teach a medium that’s still in the throes of finding itself, I don’t think that limits us from structuring a curriculum and finding a professor. The class would undoubtedly be a learning process for everyone (including the prof and university). Now is the time to start exploring and innovating, and there’s no reason that can’t start in the class room.

]]> By: Brady Brim-DeForest http://mrmattenlow.com/2009/06/11/are-film-schools-preparing-students-for-careers-in-new-media/#comment-192 Brady Brim-DeForest Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:55:25 +0000 http://mrmattenlow.com/?p=505#comment-192 Matt, I'm jealous — I still haven't seen the new digs! I think that academia, occasionally, is a bit behind the curve when it comes to a brand new medium. Often because there aren't yet experts in a field, and therefore no one qualified to teach it. Matt, I’m jealous — I still haven’t seen the new digs!

I think that academia, occasionally, is a bit behind the curve when it comes to a brand new medium. Often because there aren’t yet experts in a field, and therefore no one qualified to teach it.

]]> By: Aymar Jean Christian http://mrmattenlow.com/2009/06/11/are-film-schools-preparing-students-for-careers-in-new-media/#comment-190 Aymar Jean Christian Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:28:39 +0000 http://mrmattenlow.com/?p=505#comment-190 This is a great post! I'm actually at USC this week, and starting to research web series for my PhD, and I'm told that the film school is moving into new media and indeed the students are interested (for one, Henry Jenkins will start at USC soon, which is exciting). The sense I got is it's more the students being entrepreneurial at this point, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see classes in the next few years. As quickly as the university can move, sometimes it takes time for professors and professionals to develop expertise before they can teach. Anyone with a successful web series now is too busy trying to sustain it to teach, and everyone without one is working to make it successful. Of course you have the likes of Joss Whedon, but something tells me he won't be teaching at USC anytime soon! This is a great post! I’m actually at USC this week, and starting to research web series for my PhD, and I’m told that the film school is moving into new media and indeed the students are interested (for one, Henry Jenkins will start at USC soon, which is exciting). The sense I got is it’s more the students being entrepreneurial at this point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we see classes in the next few years. As quickly as the university can move, sometimes it takes time for professors and professionals to develop expertise before they can teach. Anyone with a successful web series now is too busy trying to sustain it to teach, and everyone without one is working to make it successful. Of course you have the likes of Joss Whedon, but something tells me he won’t be teaching at USC anytime soon!

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