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FILM PROGRAM:
Our program balances film studies and film production within a liberal arts major. We currently have 35-40 film majors, but many more students take our courses. Some choose the Film Major, some double-major in Film and another discipline, and some create their own Independent Major. 

COURSE SCHEDULES
Fall '09 FILM

Summer Session 2010 Offerings:TBA

FILM 325

Animation History & Practice (LA)
(6-week Summer session) - 3 credits .Limited to 12 students. Equipment fee: $75. L.Tomlinson.

Beginning with the pre-history of animation, optical toys and magic lantern projections, and continuing through a century of animation history to contemporary work, this course investigates the history of animation from around the world, through a variety of hands-on production projects, as well as lectures, discussions, research, and screenings. Combining tactile and digital methods, students create weekly collaborative and individual animated films, incorporating lessons from the historical work studied.

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Student Screenings
Cornell Cinema!

Student Films I

Exciting new work by the filmmakers in Marilyn Rivchin's Film 3770 course, Intro to 16mm and digital filmmaking, with Media Assistant Randy Hendrickson. The filmmakers are: Linda Barsi, Caitlin Cowie, Oliver Dudman, Daniel Fipphen, Meagen Flaherty, Stephen Guilbert, George Moujaes, Jacob Moskow, Ashley Mullen, Christine Nelson, Benjmin Preston and Mario Rodriguez. Video projection.

color, approx. 2 hours
7:30 P.M. Sun, Dec 6th, 2009
Willard Straight Theatre

Student Films II

Premieres of narrative film and HD video projects from the intermediate production course, Film 4780, taught by Marilyn Rivchin with Media Assistant Randy Hendrickson. These seasoned student filmmakers are: Matthew Chin-quee, You Never Know: Can a woman who's lost everything find her lottery ticket in time?; Jason Ramsey, Jacob's Birthday: Can a closeted gay teenager find someone to connect with?; Alexander Scharfman, The Big Community: A little crime in a big retirement community can only be solved by one man and his grandson; and Christian Madera, editor-collaborator on multiple projects. And, see selected projects from the Summer Animation Class, taught by visiting Prof. Lynn Tomlinson, with T.A. Eric Becker. The animators are: Linda Barsi, Bing Bai, Oliver Dudman, Daniel Fipphen, Gabriella Garza, Diamantina Espinosa, Chenxue Lu, Andrew Rose, Maia Vidal, Jennifer Wong, Roxanne Yamins. Video projection.

color, approx. 2 hours
7:30 P.M. Sun, Dec 13th, 2009
Willard Straight Theatre

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George Atkins '82

Software/hardware engineer and patent agent George Atkins,'82 took filmmaking classes at Cornell in the early 1980's. Living in Berkeley, California, he wrote and directed a feature film, "From Out of the Blue,"
in 1997.

Now that he's planning to add a law degree to his accomplishments, he has donated his film package -- including an Eclair sync sound camera, digital recorder, microphones, etc. -- to Cornell. George visited classes and delivered his gear to us in early October and students are already making good use of it -- thanks again, George!


Cornell Winners at the Emmys!

The Conservatory by Reed VanDyk

Reed Van Dyk, '07, has won First Prize in the Comedy Category at the 29th Annual College TV Emmy Awards
announced at the Gala Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, March 15, 2008, for his film, "The Conservatory." Reed produced and directed his film in the Advanced Filmmaking Class at Cornell in Spring, '07. First place winners receive a $2000 cash award. A Theatre major, Reed took two film production courses while at Cornell. For more info, see the Cornell Chronicle article here.

Alex Krivicich, '08 won a Producers' Choice Award for his computer animation, "Mr. Popcorn," which he created in Fall, '07 in the Intermediate Filmmaking Projects course. This Spring he is working on two more episodes of "Mr. Popcorn." Alex is a College Scholar and Film Major. Alex also won "Best Animation" for "Mr. Popcorn at the
Ivy Film Festival.

This is the first time Cornell filmmakers have entered theCollege TV Emmy Awards, competing with graduate and undergraduate film students nationally.

STUDENT WORK:

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Recent graduates Livia Bloom '01 (film curator & writer), Bill Gilman '93 (digital compositor & visual effects), Julie Perini '00 (media artist & educator),
and Alexandra Kreuter, '99 (NOVA editor) talked about their film education at Cornell and their varied career paths durring a panel discussion.

As part of the 20th Anniversary lineup of guests, students from Film 478 met with Tim Squyres '81 to talk about his work as a feature film editor. Cornell alum Squyres has edited most of director Ang Lee's films as well as Robert Altman's Gosford Park and Stephen Gaghan's Syriana.