First Connect San Diego Class

After much preparation, Connect San Diego finally opened its classroom doors to members of the Linda Vista community. Beginning with an introduction to film analysis, the students quickly began to sink their teeth into the critical factors included in the composition of each piece. In hopes of provoking and inspiring each individual to think about stories within their own lives, we screened some documentaries, including "A Hand Up" by Jodie Hammond and select entries from the "Media that Matters" Film Festival, discussing the high and low points of each one. By the end of the class, those interested and dedicated to the idea of story-making began to do some preliminary brain-storming of moments and happenings that will serve as material to their future capturings. It was incredible to see the mental wheels begin to turn as such a varied group of people began to think about filmmaking in reference to their own worlds.