Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1976)

University and Community College Programs in Film and Related Areas ONTARIO St. Lawrence College Saint Laurent Cornwall Campus Windmill Point Cornwall. Ontario Faculty: Chris Wilson, Teaching Master Cinema Management Following a series of meetings with representatives of Famous Players, Odeon Theatres, Independent Exhibitors, The Canadian Film Institute and officials of the college, and visits to the Rank Leisure Services Training centres in Enland and the University of Southern California, the Business and Arts Division decided to embark on a Cinema Management Program. The program is designed to train Creative and innovative lower manage ment personnel who will run movie theatres either for existing national chains or on an independent basis. Length: 3 Semesters (one year). Starts January 1975 (one winter, one summer and final semester) Programme: The Cinema Mangement Programme is designed to train creative and innovative lower level management personnel who will run movie theatres for existing national exhibition chains and who are promotable to other management levels, lor to train individuals who are interested in operating commercial cinemas independently. St. Lawrence College offers a complete course in Cinema Management, with a co-operative program, and summer field work. It offers three semesters starting in January of each year. For further information contact Mr. Chris Wilson at the university. Practical Instruction at St. Lawrence College. 66 Queen’s University Kingston Enrollment: 250 full-time students in 1973-74 J.A. Euringer, Director Faculty of Arts, Department of Drama Can minor in drama (five courses) for a 3 year general B.A. Can take seven courses as a medial concentration in Drama or ten courses as a major in Drama towards a 4 year Honours B.A. Courses include: theatre history, production techniques, interpretation, creative improvisation, directing, design. J.P. Harcourt, Director of Film Studies Department of Film Studies “an historical and critical approach to the cinema—the goal is a better understanding both of the achievement and potentiality of the medium of film plus an increased awareness of the type of cultural assumptions that help to produce a particlar type of film” Programmes Offered: 3 year General B.A. with Film minor: 4 year Honours B.A. with medial concentration. Ten courses are offered: e.g. Introduction to the Cinema, a mixture of films from different countries to illustrate a variety of film styles. Fundamentals of Film Production three courses studying the achievement of individual directors, One course,on film criticism. Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Toronto Enrollment: 8100 Students in 1973-74 A. Sauro, Dean Applied Arts Division D,J. Gillies, Chairman, Photographic Arts Department J.E. Twomey, Chairman Radio and Television Arts J.R. McAllister, Department Photographic Arts Department—4 year program after grade 12 Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree Motion Pictures Studies Option offered after the first year. Radion and Television Arts—3 year programme after grade 13 Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree Programme includes Motion Picture Option after first year. Theatre Department—3 and 4 year programmes after grade 12 Diplomas in: Technical and Productions (3 years) Acting (4 years, audition required) Graduate programmes planned in Design, Directing, Playwriting. Chairman Theatre University of Toronto Enrollment: 27,785 1972-73 Centre for the Study of Dram—“for those who seek qualifications as critics, historians, teachers of dramatic literature’ degrees offerd: M.A., Phil M., Ph.D. full-time in University of Windsor Enrollment: 12,904 students (5839 full-time in 1971-72 D.P. Kelly, Director School of Dramatic Art Programmes offered: General BA in Dramatic Arts (3 years) Honours BA in English and Drama (4 years) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Art (4 years) acting audition required. York University Faculty: John S. Katz, Stanley Fox, Associate Professor, Studio Director Edward Bakony, Associate Professor Davidson, Douglas, Associate Professor Peter Harcourt, Associate Professor | Vaitiekunias Vincent, Visiting Associate Professor Ken Dancyger, Lecturer James Beveridge, On Sabbatical Faculty of Fine Arts: Degrees Offered: B.A. with Honours in Fine Arts, 4 years (general, Specialized, or Combined Honours) Programme in film: “to foster the students’ awareness and understanding of film as a medium of communication and artistic expression, through exposure to the theory, aesthetics, and history of the medium and through practical experience and exploration” all students must take a minimum of two courses in theory and history of film and one course in film production Programme in Theatre: can concentrate in performance, design, or theorty, or a combination. Fanshawe College London Enrollment: 4,500 full-time students in 1974-75 Faculty: F. Steinmetz, Chairman of School of Communications. 2 year diploma course in Radio & TV Arts Broadcast Journalism 2 year Audio Visual diploma course 2 and 3 year Photogrpahy diploma courses Chairman Humber College Toronto Enrollment: 20,000 in 1972-73 (4750 day) North Campus: Creative arts and human studies division 3 year diploma in cinematography, direction production. Film media and equipment, camera ‘work, use of lighting, editing, sound recording, photgraphy, direction and production involve script writing, analysis, film composition, art direction, music for film, etc. The program also involves extensive work in television in second and third year. cont'd on page 68