Archive for the 'Messiah Notes' Category

Too Much Time on Facebook

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Alas this blog has suffered since I started using Facebook in a daily way. I now find myself posting things to my Facebook page rather than here.
One of the reasons is that Facebook has a built-in audience, whereas this blog is only rarely scanned. Another is the ease with which one can […]

Film at Messiah

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Video:

by Melissa Lutz and Daniel Jamara

Internships and Jobs … Again!

Friday, February 27th, 2009

If you’re looking for an internship or job in the film and media industry try looking at these sites:
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 internship center! Take a look: Messiah Internship Center
Bye for now!

Recession of the Soul

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

While we wait for the recession to finally come to our economic lives, let’s take a few moments to consider the prospect of a recession of the soul. In one of […]

The Latest Movie is the Greatest Movie

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Many naive people believe this. Of course, anyone with any knowledge of film can’t. But younger folks often have very limited experiences of films other than what they’ve seen in the last 6 or 7 years of their lives. If you’ve only ever read Harry Potter novels, then of course one of […]

Internships at WGBH, Boston Public Television

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Internships at WGBH

WGBH has many internship opportunities for qualified students. Check each individual internship for a position description, school requirements, and desired qualifications.
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York Little Theatre’s 2008 Original Playwright Competition

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Now seeking plays which meet the following requirements:
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Pope encourages media professors to teach skepticism, not cynicism

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Pope Benedict, in a May 23 address to participants in a meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. explained that “if communication is to be effective it must be based on truth.”

“A communicator can attempt to inform, to educate, to entertain, to convince, to comfort; but the final worth of any communication lies […]

The end of the nice decade

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Thanks to the BBC

End of Semester

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Albrecht Dürer, Melancholia, an engraving

Germany, Signed and dated AD 1514

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