Student work: 'Headphones'

By Lydia Cornett, Class of 2016 on July 16, 2015, 9:58 a.m.

A pair of headphones has an unexpected effect on its listener in the short film "Headphones," written, directed and edited by rising senior Lydia Cornett in Princeton's Program in Visual Arts. The film, which won first place in the college/independent category at the 2015 New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival, stars rising junior Jackson Salter with cinematography by rising sophomore Eric Hayes.

Over the course of six weeks in the global seminar "Documentary Filmmaking in Kenya: The Art of Science Storytelling," 15 Princeton undergraduates and five Kenyan students — some of whom had never before picked up a video camera — were trained in digital video production, screenwriting and editing to produce short documentaries.

Video feature: 'Social Issue Filmmaking at Princeton University' .

This spring Princeton students got hands-on filmmaking experience with Emily Abt, a lecturer in the University Center for Human Values, and her course, "Social Issue Filmmaking." This video feature about the course includes excerpts from three students' original work.

Exploring the impact of Princeton's summer journalism program for high school students .

Princeton students Vayne Ong and Katherine Powell describe the impact of the Princeton University Summer Journalism Program.

Board approves nine faculty appointments .

Four new full professors and five new associate or assistant professors are joining Princeton.

Winners of short film contest capture 'Unforgettable Princeton' moments .

Using a wide array of creative filmmaking styles, students who entered the “What’s Your Unforgettable Princeton?” short video contest shared their most memorable experiences in 90 seconds or less.

Being composed: The art of learning to write music .

What does composing music look like? At Princeton, composition is taught at the undergraduate and graduate level. In this story, four members of the Department of Music describe their creative process, the surprising upside of learning composition at a liberal arts university versus a conservatory, and the challenges and rewards of developing and performing new work. You can also view video clips of a work-in-progress by senior Stephanie Leotsakos and new works by Assistant Professor of Music Donnacha Dennehy and graduate student Yuri Boguinia.

'A Search for Answers' leads Princeton from Oscars to MoMA .

In 1973, a short film about Princeton University went from being viewed at admission and alumni events to winning an Oscar at the Academy Awards. Forty years later, "Princeton: A Search for Answers" will be one of the documentaries featured at the Museum of Modern Art's annual Oscar film series on Sunday, Feb. 3, in New York City.