From an article about teenage filmmakers comes this teaser:
Film is a powerful art form, as long as it isn’t too serious. “They aren’t received as well by the audiences as the comedies,” said Amy DeWeese, a Eureka High School senior and president of the school’s media club. The club is coordinating the fourth annual North Coast Student Film Festival Friday, from 7-9 p.m., in the Eureka High auditorium, 1915 J St. The event is open to the public, all ages. The cost is $3.
Mark Myslin made a documentary last year, but he felt it was too serious for the festival, he said.
His film was about the California Standardized Testing And Reporting test. He interviewed administrators, teachers and students. The gist was that governmental intentions for the test and what has actually happened in the schools are often different. He said the content was worthy, because, after all, he and his fellow high-schoolers take those tests.
But, the audience didn’t get out of it what he had hoped.
Eh? What does that mean? I want more information. Certainly Myslin might have had a point. Did the audience not care? Not get it? Or were they just bored to tears by the mere idea of a documentary about standardized testing?
I, on the other hand, want to see his documentary.
Posted by kswygert at May 27, 2004 04:43 PM