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Hampshire Grad Worked on Frozen's Academy Award-winning Animation
… Walt Disney Studios, where he became involved in the film Frozen . Fiske worked with both 3D and 2D animators in … parts to life, including a huge blizzard sequence in the film's climatic scene. This involved months of hard work, … Fiske says, which meant working on certain parts of the film repeatedly until he was satisfied with them. The hard …
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Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective
… Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett’s films were recently featured in a retrospective at the Festival Film Dokumenter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the oldest documentary-only film festival in Southeast Asia. Ravett’s work was screened …
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Hampshire Alums Show Independent Spirits
… for Best First Screenplay on Saturday, February 25. His film, 50/50 , is a mix of comedy and drama, with a focus on … Spirit Awards, the John Cassavetes Award went to the film Pariah , which was co-produced by Sundial Pictures, a … Carey 02F . Carey also served as executive producer on the film. … Hampshire alum and screenwriter Will Reiser 99S won …
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Communications and Journalism
… in journalism. Center for Communication Television, film, radio, music, theater, journalism, advertising, … in journalism. Center for Communication Television, film, radio, music, theater, journalism, advertising, …
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Academy Awards
… student interns during summer 2008 gained valuable film production experience. Internships involve work on … in the field, giving students a realistic view of the film industry. Five students were awarded $1,500 grants from … editing, post-production, and marketing of the documentary film, The Hooping Life . Andrew Davis worked at Florentine …
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Filmmaker's Panel on Islamophobia, Being Muslim in America
… the West Lecture Hall, Ahmed will present her most recent film, A Thin Wall — which she wrote and directed — about … descendants of families torn apart by the partition. The film is also a work of art infused with original animation, … Festival, United Kingdom. It was invited to be shown at film festivals in San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Montreal, …
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Brett Morgen's Newest Documentary Featured in the New York Times
… is no stranger to tackling complex stories. In his newest film Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Morgen used journals, home … labs led by practitioners and professionals working in film, video, photography, and new media. Read article in New … Learn more about the Creative Media Institute » AlumniFilm Film/Video/Photography … Known as the "mad scientist" of …
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Ravett Recordings Preserve "A Certain Kind of Life"
… Ravett Recordings Preserve "A Certain Kind of Life" Film and photography professor Abraham Ravett takes on … John Gunther 84F filmed the interview, and Rice edited the film with Ravett. Ravett's CD of Shlomo Barnoon, Jewish … roots that go back two decades. In 1993, Ravett made the film In Memory based on the only extant footage known of …
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Faculty
Sandra Matthews
… Matthews Sandra Matthews, associate professor emerita of film and photography, is a graduate of Harvard University … Sandra Matthews 22012 Associate Professor Emerita of Film and Photography Professors Emeriti Film/Video/Photography United States … Sandra Matthews, …
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Area Of Study
Digital Media
… in this field that include digital photography, digital film and video, electronic music, interactive installation, … and Interactivity Digital Image Manipulation for Film and Video Data Structures Intro to Media Arts in Film, Photo and Video: Cuba Intro to Media Production: Media …
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Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife
Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife Sara Draper, Sustainability Manager Flynn Hibbs’s 17F Div III combined experience in ecological research with an interest in sustainable development to produce valuable …
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Telling a Larger Story
… he interviewed after they responded to a notice about the film that he posted on an Internet listserv. The video grew … of legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, decided to make the film, in part, because "for me, being mixed has always been a … and express that through art, through the making of this film. "I want people to see all these different faces and …
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Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless
… switched her concentration from movie soundtracks to film, video, and media studies after watching alumnus Brett … she never would have read a book on the subject, but the film was accessible and inspired her to make "visually … expenses, allowing her to send the documentary to film festivals. Home was accepted in the 2008 Downtown Los …
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Meeting Facilities at Hampshire
… Adele Simmons Hall Auditorium; Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video Gallery ; Franklin Patterson … Adele Simmons Hall Auditorium; Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video Gallery ; Franklin Patterson …
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Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary
… been able to afford with commercial companies.” His thesis film, Working in Rural New England – called a Division III … started to get industrialized,” he said. The 27-minute film, completed in 1975 before Burns graduated, was also his … of Cinematographers award for best photographed college film of 1975. Burns remembers his thesis film in a new …
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Student Researches Ancient Greek Mythology Examining Past and Present Through Tiresias
Student Researches Ancient Greek Mythology Examining Past and Present Through Tiresias For their Div III, recent grad Basil Perkins 21F studied Tiresias, the trans prophet from ancient Greek/Roman mythology. "The energy here is so palpable," says Basil. …
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Congratulations, Lupita Nyong'o 03F on your Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
… as the opening event of the 2010 touring New York African Film Festival hosted by Smith College, and was screened both … against her condition. Nyong'o writes that the film "asks us to consider how it feels to be a member of one … and production. The support of her Division III committee, film/video production Professor Baba Hillman and theatre …
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Work by Rhys Ernst 01S Featured in Whitney Biennial
… diary, Ernst and Drucker also collaborated on the short film She Gone Rogue . Ernst describes the film as "a fantastical, dream-like narrative," where … on the West Coast. Ernst's previous project, a short film called The Thing , was an official selection of the …
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Nathan Kensinger Finds Beauty in Forgotten Spaces
… several documentary films. From 2001-2005, he worked on a film called Liberal Arts , which followed a group of six … Kills Voyage (2013). He is currently working on another film titled You Can't Take It With You . Kensinger has done … installations, often tying together his interests of film, photography, and writing. His project "The Forgotten …
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'Boundaries Between Bodies' Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance
… 1. Dowling creates dance and theater for the stage, for film and in community settings. For the past 16 years, her … Events: Boundaries Between Bodies: Public Presentation & Film Screening Friday, February 23rd at 4pm FPH East Lecture … Amie Dowling creates dance and theater for the stage, for film and in community settings. For the past 16 years, her …
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Site Directory
… and Grounds Family Relations Farm Center/Farm Program Film, Video and Photography (Areas of Study) Financial Aid … Legal Studies (Area of Study) Library Liebling Center for Film, Photography and Video Linguistics (Areas of Study) … and Grounds Family Relations Farm Center/Farm Program Film, Video and Photography (Areas of Study) Financial Aid …
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Procedures for Division III
… to the committee. All final presentations, including film screenings, gallery shows, and theater productions, must … by the posted deadline. All final presentations, including film screenings, gallery shows, and theater productions, must … to the committee. All final presentations, including film screenings, gallery shows, and theater productions, must …
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Hampshire Remembers Longtime Professor of Philosophy and Religion Ken Bradt
… 20th-century literary and philosophical readings and film, the course traced a passage through despair, beginning … and compassionate human being,” says Professor of Film Abraham Ravett. “At our Robert Crown Center, Ken taught … 20th-century literary and philosophical readings and film, the course traced a passage through despair, beginning …
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Jacqueline Hayden
… Jacqueline Hayden Jacqueline Hayden, professor emerita of film and photography, has been a professional artist since … from Yale University. Ms. Hayden has been a professor of film and photography at Hampshire College in Amherst, … Global Era. Jacqueline Hayden 50166 Professor Emerita of Film and Photography Professors Emeriti …
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Community Members Enrolling in or Auditing Hampshire Courses
… members either to enroll in or audit: Creative Writing, Film/Photography/Video, Studio Art, Theatre Types of courses … members either to enroll in or audit: Creative Writing, Film/Photography/Video, Studio Art, Theatre Types of courses …
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