I have a B.A. in Film which I am not using in any career. I have made a couple movies since graduating, but I don’t think I really gained any skills at school that I did not already have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn’t learn much. I don’t think my education was particularly good — it was during the last gasp of a tired faculty that gave up on the promises of 1970s independent cinema 10 years before I got there. I’m a little sour on the whole experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, one really neat thing I cherish was seeing lots of documentaries and experimental films that I would likely never see otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experimental films and documentaries are not readily available. One thing that really kills me about the show Documentary<\/a> Now<\/a> is that it parodies lots of real documentaries that most people have never seen. Hey, assholes, why don’t you show people the real Salesman<\/a> or Original Cast Album: <\/a>Company<\/a> as a public service instead of poking fun at something really hard to find. Assholes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyways, I saw lots of documentaries and experimental films. Experimental films are even harder to find than documentaries. I can find some online, but the quality is often pretty bad. I found several bad transfers of the 1970s silent film Serene Velocity<\/a> with audio added. NO. NO LIKE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of my favorite experimental films I saw at school is the Standish <\/a>Lawder<\/a> film Necrology. I found a copy of it that has pretty nice resolution and preserves the soundtrack, even if it is a bit faint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy! (or Don’t!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n