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Student Life at Canterbury College

Most courses at Canterbury College take up four days of the week, leaving one day free for independent study. The atmosphere is that of an adult environment where mutual respect is encouraged between students and tutors. Canterbury city centre is just a five-minute walk from the College.

All students are automatically members of the Canterbury College Students’ Union and can attend meetings. The Union is run by an Executive Committee elected in the Autumn Term. The President is elected every Summer Term to provide continuity for the next academic year. Representatives from each area of study form the Student Representative Council.

The Corey Learning Resources Centre gives access to printed and audiovisual materials and provides quiet independent study space and group work areas. All students are encouraged to use the Open Access Information Technology Centre on the first floor.

The College Children’s Centre has places for under-5s. Some subsidised places are available to students, but places are limited, so students should apply early. The Refectory provides refreshments between 08.30 and 19.00, with hot meals served three times a day. The Coffee Shop serves light snacks and drinks.

The Crypt Restaurant is a training restaurant offering good quality cuisine at reasonable prices and is open to the public during the week. Chapel View Restaurant is another training restaurant set up as a quick-service facility.

Canterbury College List of Courses

A Performing arts and media at a basic level. B Business-related skills and business practice. C Salon management, facial massage, make-up and nail structures. D Leisure operations and sports equipment. E Care for children, elderly people and people with special needs. F Graphic and visual communication, photographic processing and desktop publishing. G Construction industry, urban environment, materials and work experience. H Office work, word processing, spreadsheets, accounting and job-search skills.

The History of Cinema

Although French inventors helped create cinema, the United States soon became the dominant film-producing country. It had a large home market, access to capital and an expanding entertainment industry. American producers also became skilled at developing clear narratives and stars who could attract audiences.

Other national film industries survived partly by learning from Hollywood and partly because audiences still wanted films that Hollywood could not supply. Some films were artistically more adventurous or dealt with issues in the wider world.

Cinema was unique as an art form because it depended on technology. Early programmes were a mixture of comic sketches, free-standing narratives, serial episodes and occasional animated or trick films. With the arrival of feature-length narrative films, other types of films became less central. Cartoons and serials tended to be made outside the major studios.

During the silent film era, American slapstick comedy developed successfully in both short and feature formats. Animation, comedy, serials, dramatic features and documentaries continued to grow. The avant-garde film first achieved commercial success at this time, mainly through French and occasional German films.

Important national cinemas in the silent period included France, Germany and the Soviet Union. French cinema showed continuity despite war and economic uncertainty. German cinema became important after 1919. The Soviet cinema became highly influential after the 1917 Revolution. Other countries also changed: Britain had an interesting but undistinguished history; Italy briefly became internationally famous before the war; Denmark played a role out of proportion to its size; and Japan developed cinema based strongly on traditional theatrical and other art forms before gradually adapting to western influence.