From video essays and critiques to original films, Oxy’s MAC students work closely with their professors to create a wide range of media forms.
Video Essays
In Professor Alison de Fren’s junior seminar, Annika vanSandt ’21 created this video essay on Japanese animated filmmaker Hayo Miyazaki, which was was featured in the student spotlight of The Video Essay Podcast Blog:
Desktop Documentaries
While studying remotely, students made "desktop documentaries," videos that incorporated the computer desktop as a way of thinking about an increasingly digital/virtual culture. Many students, such as Rowan Hoffman '22, used the opportunity to comment on life during the pandemic or the media they consumed while sheltering in place.
Original Student Films
In December 2020, President Harry Elam, Jr. hosted several virtual events across the country to engage with Oxy alumni and parents. This excerpt features Media Arts and Culture Professor Aleem Hossain and his student Naomi Miyamoto '21 discussing what makes the MAC department at Oxy unique and how the faculty and students pivoted successfully during the pandemic.