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NEWS
Feb. 2, 2007
www.gmlfordian.com
Greensboro. N.C.
Film concentration finally offered on campus
Nasimeh Easton | Senior Writer
Starting this semester, Guilford
students interested in film do not
just have to enjoy their hobby on
the side anymore — they can use
it towards a concentration.
A "film and video" track is
now part of the Guilford catalog
of concentrations, listed as one
of two tracks in theatre studies.
Students concentrating in it must
take 17 course hours as well as
create a thesis film at the end.
"It's unusual to have a film
program at a small liberal arts
college," said Professor of Theatre
Studies Jack Zerbe. "Fortunately,
there is a strong enough demon
strated interest in film here that
we wanted to make this proposal
happen."
The strong interest came most
ly from students in film classes,
who felt that the credit they re
ceived should go towards some
thing other than just electives.
"It seemed silly that we had all
these film classes that didn't add
up to a degree of some kind,"
said senior Noah Forman, a film
concentrator.
"Students kept asking me, and
we kept talking about it," said As
sistant Theatre Studies Professor
Chad Phillips, who teaches many
of the film classes. "The more
there were people interested in
film classes, the more we said
there should be a concentration."
A year ago, Phillips and Zerbe
drafted a proposal for the concen
tration. After a series of revisions,
it was submitted to a committee
and approved. Currently,
Forman is the only offi
cial concentrator, but the
program is expected to
expand.
"At least a dozen
people are interested. As
soon as the word gets out,
there will be a lot more
than that," Phillips said.
"It's a really great
medium, but there isn't
enough awareness," said
first-year film student Is
abel Kelliher. "There are a lot of
people who love film and could
be really great at it, but they don't
know about it."
One way of raising awareness
is by hosting a film festival, such
as TTie Homegrown Film Festival,
scheduled for the end of April.
It will feature films by Guilford
students in three categories: doc
umentary, narrative and experi
mental/animation. The Home
grown Film Festival is currently
open only to Guilford students,
but that may eventually change.
"When we do this at a bigger
scale than just the college, I want
it to be something that will distin
guish us," Zerbe said. "For now.
"It seemed silly that we had all
these film classes that didn't add
up to a degree of some kind."
Noah Forman
Film concentrator
it's great to just have a place for
students to show their work."
Entries for the festival can be
submitted to Phillips' mailbox
starting nhw. They must be in ei
ther DVD or VHS format.
In addition to awareness, a
challenge that the film program
faces is the availability of equip
ment on campus. IT&S offers cam
eras, microphones, and laptops
with editing software for rent,
but both getting a hold of and us
ing these can be a problem.
"I was filming some of the
walk out, and I missed a lot ber
cause I had to run to IT&S and fill
out the paperwork. Then I had a
fine of $2 because it was a little
late," Kelliher said.
"It's limited access to
very poor equipment,
and it really puts a
damper on things."
"We definitely
don't have the equip
ment yet that we're
going to need, but I
think that part of the
challenge is dealing
with what we have,"
Forman said. "We
have the equipment
to at least create something that
has artistic value or merit to it."
As the program expands, so
will the equipment available.
Another area Zerbe hopes to see
expand is the amount of student
films that tie in with Guilford's
activist nature by highlighting
community issues and concerns.
"Tm hungry for students to
take on something substantive
that's either a concern in Greens
boro or here on campus that shed
ding light on through the lens of
a camera would help us under
stand better," Zerbe said.
The film program will contin
ue to grow in the coming years,
but not so far as to establish a film
major. Creating a major would re
quire many more resources than
are available now, according to
Phillips and Zerbe.
"To go to the realm of major is
light years ahead of where we are
now," Zerbe said. "That we have
at least a concentration is very ex
citing."
Regardless of the limitations,
those involved in the program feel
that as long as students continue
showing interest and support, the
concentration will do well.
"The more people that know
about it and care about it, the fur
ther the film program's going to
go," Kelliher said.
"It's going to start out and
build. There's enthusiasm here,"
Phillips said.
Sophomore Jennifer Scholl falls from 3rd-floor railing
She expects a smooth recovery and quick return to classes
Ben Dedman | Senior Writer
At 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 26, sophomore
Jennifer Scholl fell from a railing on the
third floor of Bryan Hall, landing on her
back in the mulch in the northeast cor
ner of the courtyard.
The railing she fell from serves as a
protective barrier between the walkway
outside of the residents' suites and the
courtyard three
floors below.
Scholl's boy- ,
friend, sophomore "She's so lucky she
's‘.;:’"S.rcke‘d' fen the way she did
in mid-air. When because if she landed
on concrete, things
would be a lot more
serious.
//
Lane Lambert
Sophomore
she woke up, she
was responsive
to questions from
emergency work
ers and was able
to tell them her
age.
According to
Scholl, she re
ceived several injuries including three
small fractures in her spine and a se
verely broken foot.
She has limited mobility and, to avoid
further damage to her foot, has been
confined to a wheelchair. In the hospi
tal, she was able to walk using a walker
and crutches.
Her roommate, sophomore Lane Lam
bert, said that she believes Scholl's foot
may have hit the brick wall that encloses
the mulch that she landed on, account
ing for the serious injury to her foot.
Scholl was released from the hospital
on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., Lambert said,
and she returned to campus briefly be
fore traveling home to recuperate.
"I'm at home for about a week until I
get a little better," Scholl said on Mon
day, "but I am going to try and come
back to classes this
semester. I just need
to wait until I'm less
damaged and more
mobile."
A tree was removed
from the spot where
Scholl fell the first
week of winter break,
and the work in the
courtyard was com
pleted and the mulch
was put in on or before
Jan. 15.
Lambert said that
this mulch might have
saved Scholl from injuries that are more
serious.
"She's so lucky she fell the way she
did, because if she landed on concrete,
things would be a lot more serious,"
Lambert said. "If there's any way you can
fall the right way, she fell that way."
Several Bryan residents looked on
as emergency workers arrived on the
scene.
According to Sophomore Trevor Col
lin, police arrived within five minutes of
the fall.
"I've heard a lot of people say how
shocked they were by how quickly the
cops responded," Lambert said.
According to Lambert and Scholl,
many of her friends expressed concern
and visited her in the hospital.
"I did have some of my best friends
come and visit me," Scholl said, "and
I got a bouquet of some of my favorite
flowers, white roses, while I was in the
hospital."
Brianna Robinson, an R.A. in Bryan,
showed "Friday Night Lights" in the
second floor lounge of Bryan on Friday
and passed around a get-well-soon card
to anyone who wanted to sign it.
"She is very loved," said one of
Scholl's friends, sophomore Juliana
Janisch.
All who were questioned said that
they are looking forward to her recov
ery and return.
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