Film School Subjects

• 1954

Theme: Film appreciation in general (tended to be the literary sources of films)
Films: The Browning Version, The Red Badge of Courage, Orpheus
Tutors: John Reid, John O'Shea, Gordon Mirams

• 1955

Theme: The ABC of film appreciation, the intention being to study "one good film and one not so good."
Films: The Ashphalt Jungle, In a Lonely Place
Tutors: John Reid, Ron Bowie

• 1956

Theme: Humour, wit and satire in films
Films: At the Circus, Jour de Fete, Whisky Galore
Tutors: Denis Garret, John Maconie, Ian Gordon

• 1957

Theme: TheWestern
Films: The Cariboo Trail, The Plainsman, Rio Grande, Escape from Fort Bravo
Tutors: Gordon Mirams, Max Riske

• 1958

Theme: StageToScreen
Films: The Browning Version (on stage and screen), Death of a Salesman
Tutors: Russell Reid, Frank Ponton

• 1959

Theme: AlfredHitchcock, a study in direction
Films: The Lady Vanishes, Spellbound, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry
Tutors: Catherine de la Roche, Philip McHale

• 1960

Theme: The film of social purpose
Films: Attack, A Man is Ten Feet Tall, A Face in the Crowd, Twelve Angry Men
Tutors: John Reid, John Blennerhassett

• 1961

Theme: The film as an art film
Films: Tiger Bay, Killer's Kiss, The Bachelor Party, Encore
Tutors: Russell Reid, Denis Garrett

• 1962

Theme: From idea to actuality
Films: Touch of Evil, La Dolce Vita, Alexander Nevsky, Diary of a Country Priest
Tutor: John O'Shea

• 1963

Theme: The film in Britain
Films: The Entertainer, No Love For Johnnie, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Tutors: John Reid, Owen Leeming

• 1964

Theme: The Musical
Films: Singin' in the Rain, The Great Waltz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Eugene Onegin
Tutors: Peter Harcourt, John Blennerhassett

• 1966

Theme: Shakespeare on film
Films: Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V
Tutors: Catherine de la Roche, Stuart Johnston, Ron Bowie

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• 1971

Theme: Censorship and the Cinema
Films: Trans-Europe Express, Weekend
Tutors:

• 1972

Theme: Horror on Film
Films: Repulsion, Masque of the Red Death, Carnival of Souls, Right Hand of the Devil, Little Shop of Horrors
Tutors: John Reid, Professor Joan Stevens, Peter Harcourt

• 1973

Theme: Stage plays translated to the screen
Films: Becket, Othello, Luv, Oedipus the King
Tutors: Dr Philip Allingham, Catherine de la Roche, Professor D F McKenzie, Philip Mann, Dr John Vrolyk, Grant Tilly

• 1974

Theme: FilmMakingInNewZealand - past, present and future
Films: A variety of archive, newsreel, feature and experimental films were screened (see link)
Chairman: Wynne Colgan. Others taking part: Geoff Scott, Ray Hayes, Catherine de la Roche, Bill Sheat, Ron Bowie, and several film makers including John O'Shea, Geoff Murphy and Martyn Sandersen.

• 1975

Theme: Women as they are portrayed in films
Films: Some of my Best Friends Are Women. Balance chosen from A New Leaf, Imitation of Life, A Taste of Honey, Diary of a Mad Housewife, Adam's Rib, Seven Women
Tutors: Catherine de la Roche, Deidre McCartin, Robin Scholes, John Westbrook, Davina Whitehouse

• 1976

Theme: Films with political themes
Films: Law and Order, Doc, Battle of Algiers, Burn, The Ugly American, Common Fascism
Turors: Roger Horrocks and two others

• 1977

Theme: Life styles and film styles
Films: Chimes at Midnight, Touch of Evil, The Third Man
Tutors: Roger Horrocks, Sam Pillsbury

• 1978

Theme: American cinema in the seventies
Films: Klute, Two-Lane Blacktop, All the President's Men, Fun with Dick and Jane
Tutor: Roger Horrocks

• 1979

Theme: The Films of Woody Allen
Films:
Tutor: Sharon Mast

• 1980

Theme: Book into film
Films: Lolita, The Time Machine, Don't Look Now
Tutors: David Carnegie, Jeff Rowe, Hamish Graham, Mervyn Barrett

• 1981

Theme: Chaplin and ...
Films: The Circus, Modern Times, A Woman of Paris, Monsieur Verdoux
Tutors: Professor Harry Geduld (Indianna University), Roger Horrocks

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