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  COLLEEN KELLY POPLIN

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FILM AND VIDEO ARTS PRODUCTION
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
Orson Welles

 
My teaching is grounded in the belief that filmmaking should be accessible to everyone. I work to create an environment where students from a wide range of backgrounds feel welcome in media production, particularly those who have not traditionally seen themselves represented behind the camera. My students learn industry-standard production techniques while developing the resourcefulness to tell compelling stories regardless of budget or equipment access.
 
As a filmmaker and artist, I bring my own creative practice into the classroom, emphasizing curiosity and experimentation. I cultivate creative confidence in students, encouraging them to see filmmaking not merely as a technical skill, but as a way of asking meaningful questions through image and sound. Through supportive mentorship and assignments that foster personal voice, students leave my classroom believing not only that they can produce media, but that they also have something worth saying.

 
​Syllabus Archive

I have taught various courses at Emerson College and Bridgewater State University. An example syllabus for each course is archived below. 
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  • Advanced Audio Production
  • Documentary Film Production
  • Feminist Media Production
  • Filmmaking for Social Justice
  • Film/Video Production I
  • Film/Video Production II
  • History of Media Arts II
  • Introduction to Documentary Production 
  • Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood
  • Screenwriting I

 
Curriculum Vitae
Last updated September 2026
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