Overall, 6x1 has certainly been one of the most prolific film classes I have taken; and probably the most in this department. The amount of work seems smaller than many classes however because it is spread out from the very first day of class. Working largely in the realm of experimental allows for different films to be created in completely different manners.
What it lacks in lecture time is gained from personal exploration, a facet that would be slightly more difficult to continue in a more advanced course. However, I don't believe simply lecturing further on different experimental techniques would foster the kind of creativity a more advance course would no doubt require. Rather than blog about different articles the students could perhaps be required to do a few in depth studies of particular experimental films they found inspiring. This could lead to their own personal exploration of technique and style, tailored to their own tastes rather than the assumption of a professor.
More student-chosen assignments would be an apt change for a higher level class. All the students could be given broader themes or emotions to display, and allowed to choose their own methods of displaying such requirements. This could allow each student the opportunity to progress further into cameraless filmmaking, intensive found footage editing, or other means of filmmaking.
Although most of my fellow students would probably disagree with me, I thoroughly enjoyed the readings and would be glad, and expect, to see more readings with more in depth topics. If time permitted in class, discussions could be held on the views of the authors and how they might be used to assist the creations of the students.
I believe 6x1 II would be an excellent idea for UNC-W to add, helping not only the students to find their own niche in filmmaking, but adding helping put UNC-W on the map for an innovative curriculum.
p.s. one phrase: Smell-O-Vision
