{"id":27,"date":"2026-06-14T05:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/teaching-film\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:58:21","slug":"teaching-film","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/teaching-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching &#038; Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a filmmaker who teaches, and a teacher who keeps making films. As a director, producer, and editor I work across documentary and narrative projects, and I&#8217;ve spent several years teaching film production at the university level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I taught film production at New York University Abu Dhabi, guiding students from around the world through every stage of making a film &#8212; from first idea and script through production and final cut. I hold a BFA in Film and Television Production from NYU&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in Art and Public Policy, also from Tisch. [TODO: add specific courses taught, years, and any other teaching roles such as workshops, guest lectures, or community college experience.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I Teach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good teaching starts with trust. I build a classroom where students can take real creative risks &#8212; where it&#8217;s safe to try something, fall short, and try again. I teach the craft rigorously while staying attentive to how each student actually learns, so they leave with stronger work and the confidence to keep making it on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Students Work On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Story, structure, and script development<\/li>\n\n<li>Camera, lighting, and sound fundamentals<\/li>\n\n<li>Directing and collaborating with a crew<\/li>\n\n<li>Editing and the post-production workflow<\/li>\n\n<li>The discipline of finishing &#8212; and sharing &#8212; a film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creative Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My own work as a director, producer, and editor informs everything I teach. [TODO: list two to four films or projects with your role, year, and a one-line description.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portfolio &amp; Reel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[TODO: embed a showreel or link to selected films here &#8212; for example a Vimeo or YouTube link, or your festival page.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curious about working together or have a teaching role in mind? <a href=\"\/index.php\/contact-2\/\">Get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a filmmaker who teaches, and a teacher who keeps making films. As a director, producer, and editor I work across documentary and narrative projects, and I&#8217;ve spent several years teaching film production at the university level. Teaching Experience I taught film production at New York University Abu Dhabi, guiding students from around the world &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/teaching-film\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Teaching &#038; Film&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inspiro_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattahl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}