Investigations on cinematic representations of higher education have sought to provide a deeper understanding of popular culture images and how they intersect with real-life academia. Moreover, such projects have examined how such mass communication texts may influence popular opinion surrounding colleges and universities. The existing literature on specific depictions of college professors in American films has explored a number of themes from various perspectives. Many scholars claim that such cinematic representations of higher education and faculty are negative and reinforce cultural stereotypes. Yet, little has been written about how filmmakers create such images. This article examines cinematic college professors from the viewpoint of the filmmaker by completing a case study of a recently produced college professor film and members of its creative team. Interviews with the screenwriter/director, production designer, and costume designer of a pseudonymously titled film investigates how the work of these film professionals was influenced by a number of factors, including their own experiences in higher education, their personal conceptions of college professors, previously viewed college-themed films, and existing stereotypes about professors.

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制作大学教授电影：案例研究

对高等教育的电影作品进行的调查旨在提供对大众文化图像及其与现实学术界的交叉关系的更深刻理解。此外，这样的项目已经研究了这样的大众传播文本如何影响大学周围的民意。现有的有关美国电影中大学教授具体描写的文献从不同角度探讨了许多主题。许多学者声称，高等教育和教师的这种电影表现形式是消极的，并强化了文化定型观念。然而，关于电影制片人如何创作此类图像的报道很少。本文通过完成对最近制作的大学教授电影及其创作团队成员的案例研究，从电影摄制者的角度审视了电影学院的教授。笔名电影的编剧/导演，制片人和服装设计师的访谈调查了这些电影专业人士的工作如何受到多种因素的影响，这些因素包括他们自己的高等教育经历，大学教授的个人观念，以前观看了以大学为主题的电影以及关于教授的现有刻板印象。