Philippe Bédard’s presentation at SCMS, “A Techno-Aesthetic Study of ‘Third-Person Fixed Perception Shots,’” will certainly remain a personal highlight of this year’s conference. It was an opportunity to hear a project that I have witnessed develop and transform throughout a…
(Disclaimer: The following post doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News) A common problem experienced by course-based students is how to make best use of the mandatory spring/summer semester, during which Film Studies courses traditionally…
For this week’s freeze-frame focus, Grad/Ap contributor and second-year MA student Brad Warren has chosen an image that, for him, captures the unique possibilities of cinema, where mise en scène and sound cannot be disentangled. Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993) Dir.…
In part thanks to the hard work of those at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, the continent’s première moving image studies conference held by the Society of Cinema and Media Studies will be hosted this year in Montréal from…
Unless you’re a rampaging genre film fan, then the highlight of the Montréal cinephile calendar is undoubtedly the Festival du nouveau cinéma – running this year from October 8th until October 19th. I’ve had the opportunity to see a number…
Despite the wealth of cinephilic happenings in Montréal, the city is perfectly located for manageable trips around the eastern side of the country, as well as parts of the United States. In the second year of my graduate studies and…
It’s been a summer of many film festival screenings and Concordian sightings both in Montréal and throughout the world. For a die-hard cinephile, these festivals are the highlight of the year while also suggesting a number of thrilling career paths.…
As a recent transplant to Montréal, I still regularly find myself in awe of the vibrant cinema culture the city has to offer. One can go to the various cinemas and see festival favorites from countries as diverse as Chile,…
Call for Participation – The Art of Transforming Communities Art Education Graduate Symposium, Concordia University February 28 – March 2, 2014 (Montréal, Québec) The Art of Transforming Communitiesis an opportunity to bring together Graduate students in the fields of…
Process: In Medias Res Harvard Film and Visual Studies Inaugural Graduate Conference April 10-12, 2014 An artist’s process; a writer’s process; the process of observing; a word processor; processing a negative; a research process; the process of mediation. Process…
In/Tangibility: The Mystical, The Material and the Messy In-Between CALL FOR PAPERS DUE DECEMBER 16th, 2013 Submissions are welcomed for the 20th Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference To be held March 6th, 2014, Concordia University Faculty Lounge, Hall Building H-765, 1455 de…
Word Hoard Issue III Call for Papers “Pop/Corn” At Word Hoard, we like our popcorn just as much as anyone else: tasty, lightweight, and covered with something that might once have been butter. There’s no better way to watch a…