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Dear Dr. Kovacs,
On behalf of the first year MFA cohort, I am writing to express our profound disappointment in learning that the Advanced Cinematography and Lighting course, a class that has been offered every spring for more than a decade by the Cinema Department, will not be offered for graduate students any more.
Cinematography is a cornerstone of Cinema. It is a complex process, an essential skill, and deserves a thorough foundation in our film education. Despite our enrollment in Production Practice I this Fall, most of us felt a need to continue studying specific cinematographic and visual aesthetics through the use of camera and lighting techniques. Production Practice I serves as a great introduction to the art of cinematography, yet we still feel that our skills are elementary at this moment, and strive to enter the profession with a mastery over this important aspect.
After weighing our options moving forward among both faculty and students, I have decided to petition for CINE 762’s reinstatement on behalf of graduate students in Cinema. CINE 762 was a class MFA students expected to be able to take during their studies at SFSU. We all feel limited by our elective options and many of us would benefit from further instruction and practice in Cinematography and production.
With love,
MFA Cinema 2017
November 20, 2014
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Dear Dr. Bernardi, I am a first-year, MFA student without an extensive film background, and as a result, I would immensely benefit from a more thorough exploration of cinematography and urge you to consider reinstating CINE 762 for Spring 2015. Thank you, Candy
Cinema department has informed that CINE 762 will be given on the spring semester 2016! We are very happy to have that class back! Thanks everybody for your suport.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Dear Dr. Kovacs,
On behalf of the first year MFA cohort, I am writing to express our profound disappointment in learning that the Advanced Cinematography and Lighting course, a class that has been offered every spring for more than a decade by the Cinema Department, will not be offered for graduate students any more.
Cinematography is a cornerstone of Cinema. It is a complex process, an essential skill, and deserves a thorough foundation in our film education. Despite our enrollment in Production Practice I this Fall, most of us felt a need to continue studying specific cinematographic and visual aesthetics through the use of camera and lighting techniques. Production Practice I serves as a great introduction to the art of cinematography, yet we still feel that our skills are elementary at this moment, and strive to enter the profession with a mastery over this important aspect.
After weighing our options moving forward among both faculty and students, I have decided to petition for CINE 762’s reinstatement on behalf of graduate students in Cinema. CINE 762 was a class MFA students expected to be able to take during their studies at SFSU. We all feel limited by our elective options and many of us would benefit from further instruction and practice in Cinematography and production.
With love,
MFA Cinema 2017
November 20, 2014
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This is an important course. Part and parcel of film curriculum. Please reconsider bringing it back for Spring 2015.
Dear Dr. Bernardi, I am a first-year, MFA student without an extensive film background, and as a result, I would immensely benefit from a more thorough exploration of cinematography and urge you to consider reinstating CINE 762 for Spring 2015. Thank you, Candy
Cinema department has informed that CINE 762 will be given on the spring semester 2016! We are very happy to have that class back! Thanks everybody for your suport.
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This is an important course. Part and parcel of film curriculum. Please reconsider bringing it back for Spring 2015.