Film Studies taster lecture: experimental film (1960-2000)

Session time: 12.45-13.45

insight4me is a series of subject specific webinars for current Year 12 & 13 students. The sessions support students’ current studies by giving an insight into particular curriculum areas whilst affording students the opportunity to talk to different universities and make informed comparisons about how, in this case, Film Studies is taught.

In this insight4me Film Studies webinar for schools and colleges, two universities will deliver a punchy, topic based ‘micro’ talk within an overall theme of Experimental Film (1960-2000).

UEA talk details: 'From Whence It Came: The Surprising Influence of Experimental Film on Hollywood'

Some of the biggest directors in cinema history, like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola, began making films in the 60s and 70s. While these filmmakers carved their own empires into Hollywood cinema, they took influence from every aspect of the film industry, even experimental film. Techniques and stylistic impulses that were first popularised by avant-grade filmmakers became popularised to such an extent that many are no longer even considered experimental. Some of your favourite blockbusters of the last few years just might have its roots in a tiny art house film from the 1960s.


Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.

Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Film Studies and related disciplines.

Register at: http://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/insight4me-film-studies-experimental-film-1960-2000/