Film, form, and feeling
MIT professor’s new book studies formal properties of movies and the structure of our emotions.
Cinematic migrations symposium explores film, memory, and identity
Symposium features visiting artists John Akomfrah and Lina Gopaul
2014 CMS Media Spectacle
April 28 competition will showcase videos by the MIT community in Building 32-155. Prizes awarded to best entries in animation, documentary, and experimental, among others.
Lights, camera, inspiration
Alumni from the 2004 MIT Remote Operated Vehicle team and the Carl Hayden Community High School Falcon Robotics team meet up for a documentary film.
Broadcasting rights
MIT professor Heather Hendershot studies the conservative movement’s strategic use of television through the decades.
MIT music documentary pays tribute to the Arab Spring
WGBH Boston/Channel 2 airs 'Awakening: Evoking the Arab Spring Through Music'
Historian Craig Wilder featured in new Ken Burns film
The head of the MIT History section served as a consultant on the director's latest documentary, “The Central Park Five.”
J.J. Abrams: 'It’s like driving in the fog'
Movie and television writer-producer shares his thoughts on how his production company compares with MIT’s Media Lab.
Face value
Study shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates’ appearances.
Pioneering filmmaker Richard Leacock, former MIT professor, dies at age 89
Inventive MIT filmmaker helped create cinéma vérité style with path-breaking documentaries
Special effects leap forward
Members of the MIT community have a history of transforming visual effects; present work is helping to advance green screen technology.
The 'sci' behind the 'fi'
A public television program explores the ways real science is starting to catch up with the futuristic visions in Star Trek.