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Cinema

In Denison’s Cinema program, the student is the filmmaker. Our courses integrate film and digital production with the study of cinema history, aesthetics, and theory. Cinema majors shoot and complete at least seven films as part of the core classes, and often many more through elective courses, gaining a working knowledge of the principles of production in connection with an understanding of cinema as an art form.

Jonathan Walley Jonathan Walley , Associate Professor, Chair of Cinema

Cinema

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Location: Cinema House
Phone: 740-587-8552
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Start Here. Our students have access to 32 digital cameras, 13 16mm-film cameras, more than 100 lenses, 100+ lights, and much more professional gear for their productions.

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Spotlights

Cinema students in Los Angelos during spring break.

Hollywood close-up

Cinema students toured studios and met with alumni in the film industry to get a first-hand perspective of life as a filmmaker.
Skye Wallin '11 at the Heartland Film Festival.

Finding hope in politics

There's no time to be bleak, but we can still be “real,” says Skye Wallin ‘11 about his documentary “American Gadfly.”
Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 in the midst of creating a film

On the Way to LA

Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 is a cinematic storyteller with great experiences that give him a leg up in the film industry.
Bryan Blaskie '09

Monkey business hits Broadway

Musical composer Bryan Blaskie '09 shares his thoughts about the bright lights of Broadway and why getting a bad grade can actually be a good thing.
Nick Bailey, Evan Hill and Marc Sloboda

Temporary Humans

Three Denisonians team up to create an animated series that’s been picked up by Will Arnett.
Hanada Al-Masri, Mohamed El-Sayed, Hannah Bennet

Building Public Speaking Skills

Hannah Bennet ’21 and Mohamed El-Sayed ’20 get great public speaking experience after a course that features a lot of listening.
Dan Ewen

Playing with Fire

Dan Ewen ’96 had to keep faith in his work for more than a decade for Playing with Fire, a 96-minute movie that took more than 12 years to make.
Lizzie Kunkle ’14
Where We Go

Making her mark at Netflix

Lizzie Kunkle ’14 has earned her stripes in the cinema world — today she’s working on watercooler-buzz like ‘The Ted Bundy Tapes.’
Alex Lopez
Where We Go

Documenting Lives in Rwanda

Alex Lopez '19 has been filming in Rwanda over the past two summers, telling the story of a young man with HIV.
Alexis Lopez
How We Learn

Documenting Hope

Alexis Lopez '19 traveled to Rwanda this summer as a part of Denison's Summer Scholars program.

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