Throughout the series I've been using his ideas in the Manifesto as a guage to determine how current the curriculum at my school, the CDIA is. It did very well - 9 out of 13. Here are the issues, numbered according to the Manifesto followed by the episode they were reviewed in.
Passed
- 03 Compositing #35
- 04 Distribution w/o hierarchy #37
- 05 Owning the entire filmmaking process #37
- 06 Software agnosticisim #37
- 08 Screen Studies integrated into Production #39
- 09 Succeeding despite obstacles #39
- 10 Promoting the story ahead of production values #39
- 12 Collaborative Learning #44
- 13 Teacher as Facilitator #44
Not Passed
- 01 Composing Space #35
- 02 Virtual Camera #35
- 07 Immersive Sound #39
- 11 Personal Stories #44
These episodes were different from what I usually post, they involved big ideas and how they fit into the world of filmmaking. Keeping the idea threads connected from one episode to another, particularly when a lot of time passed between was difficult. Time to think and understand seems to be a constant problem for me.
For all the effort, I enjoyed exploring ideas and that took me to unfamiliar territory
Bear in mind, these aren't my ideas, I'm just having fun poking at them.
I thought of a couple of things to add to the manifesto:
- Get Teachers and students to better interact between related/linked fields, such as audio, 3D and fx, even web design. I don't think the fringes of our filmmaking experience should be familiar territory.
- Get more exposure to the supportive technology used for digital distribution.
Towards the end of the episode I talk a little about how all this technology is pushing against the boundaries of a stifling culture of intellectual protectionism. If I sound a little harsh, it's only because I've only recently come to recognize how limiting it is to withhold access to resources that, if they were more available, would result in a great deal more creativity to the benefit of everyone. I'm sure once I get used to it I'll return to lamblike complacency.
