fueled by the assumption that because we were art students, instead of film majors like at U of T, we were too dumb, or at least not skilled enough to fully comprehend the material. she would say things like "i know you all study art or design so i don't expect you to know..."
Either way I had lost the respect needed to properly pay attention to this woman. Instead I sketched her. I started right at the beginning of class all the while keeping my ears open for that sentence of two that make the image magic. Some days i would have to wait almost the entire class to finally hear something to take out of context. There was only 5 classes where I didn't make a drawing, if i had to guess they were the mid-term, the final, and maybe the first few classes. Oh ya spelling mistakes are a given. All in all it was a fun class, at least i made it fun.
DEEP FOCUS
THESE ARE NON-ACTORS BY THE WAY
THE VOICE OF GOD IS LAURENCE GREEN
THE RECURING FIGURE OF THE ICEY BLONDE
OFTEN TIMES THERES UNHAPPY ENDINGS
I'M GLAD WE'RE REVIEWING HERE
I PRESSED IT TEN TIMES
EROTIC IMAGES AND SPECTICAL, LOVE YOURSELF, GENDER ISSUES
A BEGINNING MIDDLE AND END BUT NOT IN THAT ORDER
Hello, I very much enjoy these sketches of Kass Banning, because I absolutely admire her as a professor and as a film theorist of our time.
ReplyDeleteI've had her for two classes at U of T already, and despite my "ignorance", which she often jokingly, and rightly pointed out to the entire class, she deeply cared about her students and helped me improve my writing to such an extent that I'm now doing quite well in my classes.
I understand that many people misunderstand others, especially when they make such remarks, but I can assure you that it was not out of self righteousness that she said it. These professors often times become so absorbed in their work that it's difficult for them to act in a socially aware way all the time. Kass is definitely not the only professor at U of T that unintentionally points out the ignorance of her students.
Good for you for making the class worthwhile, but remember not to be discouraged by other people. Sometimes, taking a step outside of our situations can help us see things more clearly, and allows us to gain much more than we'd imagined.