- Do not exceed 3k-words. Part of the exercise is to demonstrate that you can communicate an argument within a specific word count. Plus as programmers, to be able to communicate in a clear, concise way within a strict word limit, is a skill you’ll need to master.
- Make sure to include evidence of your research. What we are looking to see is critical thinking on display, and how you’ve come to your conclusions based on independent research and critical reading (and not speculation).
- Avoid speculation (of presupposing and supposition). Instead find critical and empirical evidence to support the argument.
- You must include the critical literature/arguments in your assignment. We want to see you engage directly with the critical literature, not only in terms of how it is guiding your thought processes, but in terms of how you are responding to preexisting arguments and intervening differently.
- Don’t include references in the bibliography not used in the essay. We must see evidence of critical engagement, not simply a list of books.
- Include images in the text. Illustrations are always useful, especially your own. Not only does an image help you build a material archive of programming knowledge, but offers another layer of engagement with the archives and libraries, the materiality of film and film programming with which you’re working.
- Always write the brief out in full. In so doing, having the task written out will not only anchor the assignment, but act as a reminder of what exactly you’re being asked to do. Never approximate the question.
The list of curators includes：Amina- Festival International du Film du FribourgAmos- Il Cinema Ritrovato (Cinemalibero strand) DanHana- BerlinaleJohn- Film On Film (Discoveries and Rarities)Juliette- Glasgow Film FestivalKat- Slow Film FestivalKatie- Film On Film (3D)Paula- BerlinaleRoberto- Pesaro International Film Festival.Robyn- Film On Film (Analogue)Tyia- Berlinale
You will need to choose two of them to write essay.