I don't know anything about the documentary program at American, but can attest to the commitment of the Temple MFA program in RTF to a balance between practice and theory. This is a bedrock understanding of the program under the leadership of Warren Bass and the others teaching courses which are specifically production. The faculty includes some leading people; in addition to Warren, there is Julie Gustavson, David Parry, Jeff Rush, Peter d'Agostino and Alan Powell. The last two are video people who have a background in documentary, currently working in video art. Jeanne Allan and Paul Swann hold up the more traditional ends of theory and history -- both, though, understand the imperatives of production. Neither believes that the stork brings the product. I leave myself out of the list since I'm emeritus, though available for consultation as requested. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia <[log in to unmask]> <PRYLUCK@TEMPLEVM>