Hello!
This post is mainly for my Editing 2 teacher at the “fabulous” Academy of Art University here in San Francisco. See the Academy came up with this new policy that you can only cut, and I quote, “Content Appropriate for the Venue (PG-13) - We all come from different backgrounds. We need to respect our classmates and be sensitive to issues of gender, race, sexuality, politics, religion, etc. What one group may find appropriate to view, another may not. We need to remember this when creating content to show in public classroom. For this reason, this classroom is not the place to show porn, graphically disgusting visuals, extreme violence or any form of racism. If you have a question with this policy, please see the university catalog’s section on academic freedom.
For a definition of obscenity as defined by the US Supreme Court in 1973 please visit: http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/o002.htm”
Yes you read that right PG-13! This was taken from the “course handbook” for this class. Let me just remind everyone the average student in this class is no younger then 18. Also I shot and edited this film my second year at the school (and received an A on it when I cut it on a flatbed) but now I must show it to my teacher before I even think about using it in an editing project at the university.
I’m counting down the weeks until I can leave that place! Enjoy the film while it’s up. It was a blast to shoot but I don’t own the rights to the song so I can’t leave it up too long without getting sued. And it’s also Academy property.
PS – I think I’m starting to like this whole blogging thing! 