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film schools
Humber
— Frank Koos
Recently, I was talking to some members of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers and found that many professionals don’t really know what is happening at the present time in Canadian film schools. The idea occurred to me that it would be really great to write an article about our film course at Humber College.
Humber, one of the largest community colleges in Ontario, started a film course in 1969. After the first two years, the initial difficulties had been solved, and we presently have a threeyear diploma program. Prerequisites for admission include Grade 12 and a personal interview. In order to qualify for the second year camera option, the student has to prepare a portfolio during the first year.
When we started in the fall of 1972, we went through the problems of trans
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ferring the course from the South to the Main Campus. After that, everything ran smoothly. The first year serves mainly as an introduction to the different aspects of film. Students are faced with the basic elements of direction, film composition, camera operation, art direction, photography, etc. One year is sufficient for everyone to decide which option will be their choice. It also provides an opportunity for those students who were not able to satisfy the demands of the course to leave the school. Approximately 80 of us started in first year, and now there are 29 of us finishing the second year.
Besides teaching at the college, Tom Gregor works mainly for the C.B.C. and was nominated for an ‘“‘Etrog”’ in the 1973 Canadian Film Awards. When asked about the program, he said: ‘In my Opinion, our students are competent and a few of them are talented. But I also have to say that in some aspects they lack discipline. That is the reason why some projects are left unfinished. I think their hopes about future positions
in the industry are a little bit too high. With their present attitude, they won’t be able to fulfill their hopes. They have to realise that good film is the achievement of team work and they have to face that. In my thinking, most of the second’ year people already realised the seriousness of film, and they are moving in the right direction.”
‘When we finished the first year we had to make our major decision — which specific option will be our future line? The three choices had been directing, cinematography, and production management. The _ directing group, which presently has 14 students in the second year, is concerned with the theory of film and TV directing, scripting and editing. The CINE group, with 12 members, emphasizes camera operation and maintenance, lighting and so,sid. The 3 people who chose production management are studying the organization of film business. Even though we are studying different subjects, there is a great deal of cooperation between the groups. Besides individual assign
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