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The New Blueprint: Why Hollywood’s Risk Aversion is the Indie Filmmaker’s Secret Weapon
Take a walk down the Astoria Riverwalk on a moody afternoon, and it’s easy to feel the ghosts of cinema past. We live in a town that practically served as the backlot for the golden age of the high-concept studio gamble. In the 1980s and 90s, Hollywood regularly poured millions into original, mid-budget ideas (think…
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The Grammar Nobody Taught You
Did you know that you speak a secret second language? You absorbed it in darkened living rooms and multiplexes and —if you’re lucky enough— maybe even drive-in back seats. No lessons or textbooks. Just years of watching, until it became instinct. Now you’re a fluent speaker. It’s called cinematic language. And the fact that nobody…
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FILM 1 is Open for Registration
We’ve been building toward this one for a while. And now, finally, here it is: FILM 1: Introduction to Cinema — the first course in the APS Film School — is open for registration. The class runs eight Wednesday evenings this summer, July 8 through August 26, from 7:00–8:30 PM at Towler Hall Room 201 on the…
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APS at CCC. Here’s Why That Matters
Good partnerships don’t happen by accident. They happen when two organizations look at each other and recognize they’re trying to solve similar problems from different directions. The relationship between Astoria Picture Show and Clatsop Community College has been built through real conversations — about what the college is trying to accomplish, what a nonprofit film…
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Lights, Camera, Action! Dive into FILM 1 This Summer
Are you ready to stop just “watching” movies and start truly seeing them? This summer, Clatsop Community College is thrilled to offer FILM 1: Introduction to Cinema, an immersive 8-week journey into the heart of the silver screen. Designed for aspiring filmmakers and casual movie fans alike, this course will help you transform your relationship with the medium. We’ll trade passive viewing…
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