Mark BurnhaminWriting 340My Perspective MattersOver my scholastic journey in WRIT-340, I have learned two things. Firstly, I have learned that it is okay to have more of my own…5 min read·May 1, 2024----
Mark BurnhamWP3 Student Issues with the Undergraduate USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Production Curriculum and…USC School of Cinematic Arts14 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Mark BurnhamWP1 REVISED: On The Ethics of Drone Cameras — Why They Must Remain Accessible to the PublicThe drone is an instrument of war. It has been used by the Western world to exert control over “politically sensitive areas” (Airpower…5 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Mark BurnhaminWriting 340Student Issues with the Undergraduate USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Production Curriculum and…It is to easy view the term “film school” as an oxymoron. On the one hand, it considers “film” — an artistic expression, primarily…14 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Mark BurnhamSelf-Reflection after Reading Pedagogy of the OppressedThe abundant takeaway from my reading of Chapter III. of Pedagogy of the Oppressed is that I am a passive person. I fear that as life has…2 min read·Apr 2, 2024----
Mark BurnhamTig Notaro and Using “Witnessing” to Comedic EffectTig Notaro’s Comedy Album Live wonderfully sheds life on the subjectivity of comedy, how stories are posed and comedy can be found in being…3 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Mark BurnhaminWriting 340Comparing Expectations and Experience of Graduating Students at the Highly Touted USC School of…The University of Southern California’s “School of Cinematic Arts” (colloquially referred to as SCA) is widely touted by the school’s…9 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Mark BurnhamA Cultural Criticism of La La Land through the lens of Pedagogy of the OppressedTo influence is to have an impact on one’s thinking. Thus, every form of art that one may perceive as memorable — be it fine arts, drama…4 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Mark BurnhaminWriting 340On The Ethics of Drone Cameras — Why They Must Remain Accessible to the Public:I am a filmmaker. It is all I have wanted to be since I turned fourteen and my parents’ marital issues first erupted in our household. It…7 min read·Feb 5, 2024----