I'll check it twice later.

Since I seem to be stalled on the syllabus front, and since at least one course is looking like it will make enrollment, this is just a quick breakdown of (pre)syllabus tasks:

• read book (I know. It's pathetic that I haven't yet - it's not even terribly long)
• cull clips (it's an intro to film class that's very film clip-intensive, and looking for film illustrations for different subjects - cinematography, editing, documentary film, non-Western film, etc. - is incredibly time-consuming and best not left until the day before class)
• choose films (since we don't have a dedicated screening, I require Netflix; as such, the pickings are good-but-not-great)
• map out the term, write writing assignments

Little list, lot of work. Especially the clips.