Communications Media Professor Kyle Moody moderated & joined fellow faculty members  from the Digital Media Innovation major; Communications Media Professor J.J. Sylvia IV, English Studies Professor Elisabet Takehana, Humanities Professor Amy McGlothlin, and English Studies Professor Benjamin Railton. All took part in a panel discussion sharing their research and teaching interests, and how those interests are assisting students in their professional and academic pursuits. 

Students in Professor Robert Harris' Intro to Film and Video class work on two-person/over the shoulder shots at various places on campus. Learn about our Film & Video Program here.

Honors student Darcy Lacey who is taking a research semester to focus on film directing, is working with Communications Media's Assistant Professor, Film and Video, Rachelle A. Dermer. Taking this research semester to study acting and acting methodology which she is applying to directing a short film entitled "I Am, Myself, Alone." Darcy chose to direct the script by a fellow Communications Media student Alyssa Fields that is about acting -- featuring Shakespearean dialogue and swordplay. She has worked with Theater Professor Kelly Morgan on combat staging and choreography.

Students in Theater Professor Kelly Morgan's Voice and Articulation course work on  elements of vocal production and presentation with special emphasis on the study and application of phonetic theory in Weston Auditorium.

Students in Professor Kevin McCarthy's Multi-Camera Television Production course spent this morning's class at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) and got to see what it's like to produce a talk show.  Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) Production Assistant Jarrod Roberts was on hand to help out. Students switched between various roles including control room operations (teleprompters, broadcast switchers, digital audio boards and lighting control panels), and studio roles (floor direction, camera operation, studio lighting, studio sound techniques).

With the help of our good friends at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) including Executive Director Nathan Glenny, and Production Assistant Jarrod Roberts, students in Professor Kevin McCarthy's Multi-Camera Television Production course got to see what it's like to set up a remote multi-camera production. This method of production involves switching between cameras, typically in live situations such as a newscast, talk show or sporting event. The course will cover control room operations including teleprompters, broadcast switchers, instant replay and slow motion capabilities, digital audio boards and lighting control panels. Additionally, studio functions such as floor direction, camera operation, studio lighting, studio sound techniques and studio staging and the basics of directing a multi-­‐camera production are explored. 

This morning, students in Professor Robert Harris' Intro to Film and Video class begin working with film making equipment at various places on campus. Learn about our Film & Video Program here.

Students, along with Assistant Professor, Film and Video, Rachelle A. Dermer, had a boisterous discussion during their Short Film Story Development course. The course is an intensive film/video course that examines short film story development in detail. Students will work to gain a solid understanding of the principles of cinematic storytelling and put that knowledge into practice by writing several short screenplays. Specifically, students will study short screenplay plot structure, character development, writing for mise-en-scéne, and dialogue.

Communications Media's Assistant Professor, Film and Video, Rachelle A. Dermer, and her crew of Communications Media, and other majors, are in production of the second season of the web series Balls of Tin. Balls of Tin season one tells the story of a film crew attempting to film a series about extreme mountain biking, but are stuck with a star who cannot ride very well. Professor  Dermer owns the production company postHysteria Productions, that produced season one, and now season two. It's an outstanding opportunity for our students to see what it's like to create a film project from the start to beginning, bottom to top. Watch Balls of Tin Season One here.

This afternoon, Professors Elisabet Takehana & J.J. Sylvia of our Communications Media's Digital Media Innovation program discussed burgeoning topics in the realm of communications with the Fitchburg State University Upward Bound  Math and Science Summer Program students. Among the many subjects, AI and its implications were discussed.