Vincent Lee
New Member
I am having problems deciding between going down a more academic/conceptual film degree route (i.e film studies or critical/cultural studies) or going down a more industry focused film production route (i.e Film and TV production).
I really love film theory, it can be very political and engaging, and influences my film ideas a LOT, theory can make your thinking a lot more sophisticated when it comes to film.
I'm a more in the political documentary/ experimental film practitioner..but without the filmmaking skills this can some off very amateur and naive, but same goes visa versa.
I don't really want to make traditional films, I don't want to work as a camera operator or sound technician on a big budget film.. I want to make my own films.
Then again, I could really do with learning more filmmaking skills.. but is a film production course the best way to do this? or would it be better to do that myself and then learn more about theory and then apply this to my practice?
I am very influenced by filmmakers such as Marlon Riggs, Chantal Akerman, Trinh T Minh Ha, Tracey Moffat, Cheryl Dunye ...
Any advice from anyone, any one in the same boat.. is there any filmmakers here who have done film or cultural studies? (or gender studies?) Are there any politically conscious filmmakers here who did Film Production? what did you get out of it?
I really love film theory, it can be very political and engaging, and influences my film ideas a LOT, theory can make your thinking a lot more sophisticated when it comes to film.
I'm a more in the political documentary/ experimental film practitioner..but without the filmmaking skills this can some off very amateur and naive, but same goes visa versa.
I don't really want to make traditional films, I don't want to work as a camera operator or sound technician on a big budget film.. I want to make my own films.
Then again, I could really do with learning more filmmaking skills.. but is a film production course the best way to do this? or would it be better to do that myself and then learn more about theory and then apply this to my practice?
I am very influenced by filmmakers such as Marlon Riggs, Chantal Akerman, Trinh T Minh Ha, Tracey Moffat, Cheryl Dunye ...
Any advice from anyone, any one in the same boat.. is there any filmmakers here who have done film or cultural studies? (or gender studies?) Are there any politically conscious filmmakers here who did Film Production? what did you get out of it?