From Characters to Costumes to Casting: Cinema Magic
Take a journey through the colorful characters on film. We will dissect actors, actresses, those great, unsung supporting players and the rest of the onscreen talent that makes the movies so special. Costumes both for women and men play a crucial role in film, as does the mysterious art of casting. We will demystify the art of cinema one element at a time.
Wahl, Jan
Recognized as a woman of many hats, film critic Jan Wahl critiques movie releases, reviews videos, conducts celebrity interviews, and offers interesting background on show business. When she's not working in TV or radio, she emcees community events, lectures throughout the Bay Area and on international cruises, including a course she originated for corporations and schools, “Critical Thinking of the Mass Media.” Before coming here, she worked for ABC in LA, as a documentary producer, and later as a stage manager and director. In 1977, Wahl won an Emmy for “They Still Say I Do,” a humorous documentary on the palimony case of Lee and Michelle Triola Marvin. That year she became a member of the Directors Guild of America. In 1999, she won a second Emmy for “A Filmgoer’s Bill of Rights.” A movie enthusiast since her youth, she entered the journalism field as a newswriter for KGO TV, where she also produced two documentaries while attending SF State. She graduated with a degree in Broadcast Communications and Arts.