Connecticut College

About Us

Students in our program engage in critical and historical analyses of the moving image in many forms, including not only the classic Hollywood cinema, but also other national cinemas, documentary, avant garde and experimental film, and television. Production classes are also an important part of our curriculum. However, these are designed not as mere technical training, but as courses in applied semiotics, active-learning experiences in how the stylistic devices of film are used in the construction of meaning. As such, our production curriculum is designed to give each student a maximum of opportunities to act as an author of a creative project. In comparison to large film schools, where students are formed into large production crews, and devote a great deal of time to perfecting craft in the service of someone else''s creative vision, here students work individually or in pairs, and focus on the conceptual aspects of writing and directing.