Archived articles

Film and media studies

Nonfiction
Exploring the history of silence and film
Published Summer 2019
Meredith Ward explores what moviegoing has sounded like from the tumultuous days of the early silent cinema through the modern experience of watching media on a smartphone with earbuds in public / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Q+A
Talking with Meredith Ward
Published Summer 2019
Director of the Johns Hopkins Program in Film and Media Studies discusses her debut book on the 'sound' of moviegoing / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Film+Media
Lighting the way
Published March 20, 2019
Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young mentors film students as part of visiting artist series
Tournées Film Festival
French film foray
Published Feb 25, 2019
Suzanne Roos, the Tournées Film Festival programmer, discusses the festival's lineup and shares her favorite classic French films
#Frankenstein200
Two centuries of Frankenstein
Published Oct 29, 2018
Experts from Johns Hopkins discuss the issues raised by Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel
Film+Media
Blockbuster summer, action-packed fall
Published Sept 13, 2018
Program in Film and Media Studies is expanding and plans to bring a number of industry experts to campus this fall for master classes, workshops, and Q+As
Studio North
Homewood to Hollywood
Published July 2, 2018
Studio North production company gives aspiring filmmakers essential hands-on experience creating films
Film
Paris praise for 'Sollers Point'
Published June 21, 2018
Film by Hopkins lecturer Matthew Porterfield earns top jury prize at Champs-Élysées Film Festival
Emerging media
The immersive world of Gabo
Published Summer 2018
Filmmaker Gabo Arora uses virtual reality to enable people to walk in another person's shoes / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Behind the scenes
TV Writing 101
Published June 4, 2018
Hopkins helps writers hone their skills for Hollywood