Film Studies Daily Log

Wednesday, September 3

First day of classes.

Mr. Potratz distributed the syllabus and a letter addressed to parents or guardians.
Students were asked to share both of these with their folks and to return the letter, signed by a guardian, by Friday. This is important because the signature conveys permission to watch all films in the class.

Students were also asked to read the syllabus carefully and prepare for a short quiz over it at the beginning of class Thursday.

The rest of the class period was devoted to a lecture on the beginnings of motion pictures, with a brief clips illustrating the contrasting nature of film as documentation and film as illusionism.