Guest Column: Lauren Steimer
By lauren steimer | Jan. 30, 2015The first time I entered a film production class at New York University I was 17 years old and thrilled to be there until the professor addressed all of the young women in the classroom directly and told us that the class would be difficult for us in particular because quality cinematography required exceptional math skills and that we should be careful not to treat our 16mm cameras like fashion accessories. As women, we were already a visible minority in that class and it was hard enough to get the men to work with us on group projects.