Film and Digital Media @ Messiah

Well, beyond the work for school that I’m doing, I’m also trying to do some creative work myself.  One of my interests is in infrared photography.  I’ve shot almost two rolls recently, but I’m afraid it’ll all be spoiled by the time I can get it developed.  Many and constant interruptions make it hard to […]

Work never stops, it seems.  After the grades were done, faculty at Messiah hunkered down for a week of in-services called “Development Week”.  It is a good thing, but comes at a time when many faculty are super-tired after a strenuous end-of-semester push.
So we’re all getting ready for the Fall even now.  I spent much […]

Yes, at the end of every academic year, students graduate and move on from Messiah College, and yes, there is always the Commencement Speaker, whose words are relied on to be inspiring and insightful. In the hearts of all attending is also the hope for brevity!
This year’s speaker was Philip Yancy who met all of […]

Here’s an annotated bibliography of some important books on the subject of Christianity and film I compiled a while ago. If there’s a book I’m missing, please let me know!
Baugh, Lloyd. Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film. Rowman & Littlefield (1997).
Jesuit Fr. Lloyd Baugh discusses films by Arcand, Pasolini, Bresson, Scorsese and […]

Here’s an article I wrote for the Summer 2007 issue of the Bridge Magazine, Messiah’s college magazine:
What makes a film “classic”? Hans Georg Gadamer’s definition of a cultural classic (in his work Wahrheit und Methode) describes a work whose persistent excess of meaning blocks a once-and-for-all interpretation. The classics of art, reason, and religion […]

It’s that time of the year when summer internships or jobs loom large in our eyes. If you’re looking for an internship or job in the film and media industry try looking at these sites to begin:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/tfr/
http://www.mandy.com/
http://www.ifp.org/
http://www.reelchicago.com/
http://www.screenmag.tv/
http://www.filmstaff.com/
http://www.media-match.com/
http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/
http://www.showbizjobs.com/
Also check with your college’s internship center. Here at Messiah we have an outstanding […]

Hi Dear Reader,
This is a blog about the Film and Digital Media Concentration at Messiah College.
I will be posting some new info and photos soon!
Until, then, God bless!
Reid Perkins-Buzo