Bring an RFC filmmaking workshop to your school!

The program is a perfect way to blend an interactive lesson about film production into your classroom. Your class makes its own short film in just 90 minutes! For a better picture of how the class work, watch the video below.

Lesson: The Novel Experience

During one 90-minute classroom session (or two 60-minute sessions), students reading Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” (or an alternate novel or play) learn to adapt one chapter into a short film.

Led by the Robinson Film Center’s media educator, Meghan Hochstetler:

1) students compare and contrast literary and cinematic terms,

2) study how a novel’s story gets adapted into a one‐page screenplay,

3) and film and act in a short film.

Hochstetler edits the footage during class and shows the final results to the students. The Novel Experience is a focused opportunity for your students to compare and contrast film and literature.

To schedule a free classroom workshop, contact Meghan at (318) 459-4111 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Film history comes alive through multimedia talks

Media educator Meghan Hochstetler can come to your class and present a multimedia talk on an era of film history, such as “Innovations of Sound and Color in Early Hollywood.” The presentation alternately makes connections between politics and film, art and film, Louisiana history and film, Broadway and film, and even literature and film. The program lasts 60 to 90 minutes and can be presented at individual schools or at the RFC. Content can also be tailored to particular curriculum needs.

Contact Meghan Hochstetler for details: (318) 459-4111 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Education programs impact young filmmakers

Watch an overview of how our education programs connect with area students. For more information about how our programs can serve you, contact Meghan Hochstetler, media educator, at 318.459.4111 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Media Education at The Robinson Film Center

Media educators at the Robinson Film Center are committed to teaching students of all ages about the importance of media literacy. Whether it be after school programs serving grade schoolers and middle schoolers, or school tour programs highlighting the advancements in 1930s Hollywood, all programs are designed to teach students to question and value what they learn from what they see.

If you would like more information about the Robinson Film Center’s education programming, or would like to arrange a school tour and educational program of the film center, please contact Alexandyr Kent, Director of Community Outreach. He will be happy to answer your questions and deliver a program that meets your educational goals.

Contact Lights, Camera, Learning!:

Meghan Hochstetler, Media Educator
(318) 459-4111
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Alexandyr Kent, Executive Director
(318) 459-4123
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Lights, Camera, Learning! is supported by a grant from the Louisiana State Arts Council through the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the National Endowment for the arts.

Lights, Camera, Learning! also receives support from the Shreveport Regional Arts Council utilizing funds from the City of Shreveport and the State of Louisiana.