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      In Fall of 1999, the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society was founded as a forum for all film teachers, students, film- and media-makers, as well as friends of film throughout the State.

     

The Spring 2006 OFVSS Conference sponsored by:

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (link)
 

 


  
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM: here

CONFERENCE AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30 Registration, Circle Cinema, 8 South Lewis Avenue

9:30 – 11:00 Concurrent Panels

Panel 1: Theater 1, Moderator: Prof. Cherie Hughes, Tulsa Community College

“Teaching Documentary Film via WebCT,” Prof. David Charlson, Oklahoma City Community College

“Two Imaginary Worlds of Animation: American and Soviet Animated Films,” Prof. Olga Pyrozhenko, Oklahoma State University Fulbright Fellow

“Pain and the Commodity Character of Art: Haneke’s Realism,” Prof. Brian Price, Oklahoma State University

“The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Teaching Film History Through Hommage,” Prof. Victoria Sturtevant, University of Oklahoma

Panel 2: Lobby Lounge, Moderator: Prof. Michael Wright, University of Tulsa

“Staring Into the Abyss: Maya Deren’s Experimental Films and the Lacanian Gaze,” Chase Dearinger, Oklahoma State University, Undergraduate

“Repetition, Boredom, Pleasure, and Bliss: What Creates What, How, and Why?” Shannon Martin, Oklahoma State University, Undergraduate

“Follow the Sign: Four Elements of Dystopia in Alphaville,” Chad Crow, University of Central Oklahoma, Undergraduate

11:00 – 12:30 Concurrent Panels

Panel 3: Theater 1, Moderator: Prof. Joseph Kestner, University of Tulsa

“The Interplay of Intertitles: The Silent Cinema Intertitle and How it Directly Relates to Characters’ Subconscious,” Jonathan Wooley, Oklahoma State College, Undergraduate

“Popular Hindi Cinema: Imagining ‘the Nation,’” Anuja Jain, Ph.D. candidate, New York University

“The Commodification of Ms. Penny Proud: Consumer Culture in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS 1972-1984) and Disney’s The Proud Family (2001-2003), Debbie Olson, Ph.D. candidate, Oklahoma State University

“Rebels with Causes: Japanese taiyozoku Cinema and Its Influences on the 1960s’ Hong Kong and South Korean Youth Cinema,” SangJoon Lee, Ph.D. candidate, New York University

Panel 4: Lobby Lounge, Moderator: Prof. Alexa Larson-Thorisch, Tulsa Community College

“Laura Mulvey: Then and Now,” Ryan Fletcher, University of Central Oklahoma, Undergraduate

“Reinventing the Woman,” Shiloh Force, University of Central Oklahoma, Undergraduate

Wizard of Gore: A Nugget of Gore with a Chewy Bliss Center,” Jessica Blackburn, Oklahoma State University, Undergraduate

12:30 – 1:30

Box Lunch and General Business Meeting of the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society -- Lobby Lounge

1:30 – 2:30

Panel 5: Theater 1, Moderator: Prof. Hugh S. Manon, Oklahoma State University

“What do professional film critics look for in a film?” Dennis King, Tulsa World; John Wooley, Tulsa World; Gene Triplett, Daily Oklahoman; George Lang, Daily Oklahoman

2:30 – 4:00

Panel 6: Theater 1, Moderator: Prof. John Springer, University of Central Oklahoma

“The ABCs of Making a Feature Romantic Comedy on Route 66,” Prof. Andrew Horton, University of Oklahoma

“One on One,” Katherine Slaughter and Clint Newsome, University of Oklahoma, Undergraduates

“I, Willie Dye,” Joe Myers, Oklahoma State University, Undergraduate

“Tom, Dick, and Harry,” Chris Adams, Oklahoma State University, Undergraduate

“The Cache,” Jacob Yandell, Carl Albert College, Undergraduate

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Feel free to contact the conference organizers with any questions:
Cherie Hughes: cdhughes@tulsacc.edu
Michael Wright: michael-wright@utulsa.edu

The conference will be held at Tulsa's Circle Cinema.

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Last update: 9/28/2005