SCM Filmmaking Students Get Unique Opportunity
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The Film Institute at 精品成人福利在线 University is giving advanced filmmaking students in the School of Communication the opportunity to work in a professional environment and learn how to produce short form content with established directors, writers, producers and actors thanks to its new partnership with the New York Film Critics Series (NYFCS).聽 Students have or are creating their own production company and perform as producers, directors and crew to create stylish documentary segments featuring stories about the best in the independent movie business today. The students are getting hands on experience in research, interviewing, writing and editing the original programming.
The new program was created by Susan Skoog, the Director of Programming for the Film Institute at 精品成人福利在线 and the lead faculty instructor for the course. 鈥淭his exciting partnership affords our advanced filmmaking students the opportunity to create film-based content which will utilize the storytelling and production skills they have developed while at 精品成人福利在线鈥, says Skoog. 鈥淭he partnership with NYFCS also provides a unique chance for our students to learn about theatrical distribution along with an opportunity to meet and interact one-on-one with leading independent filmmakers.鈥
Amelia Spitler, a student enrolled in Professor Skoog鈥檚 course, says, 鈥淚’m looking forward to working with NYFCS庐 because the partnership will be my first opportunity to work with experienced people outside of 精品成人福利在线 in a professional setting.鈥
鈥淲hat excites me most about the 精品成人福利在线鈥檚 new partnership with NYFCS庐 is being able to gain real life work experience while working with a professional production crew鈥, says another student, Stephanie Garcia. 鈥淭he icing on the cake is being able to watch films before anyone else!鈥
The New York Film Critics Series庐聽(NYFCS庐) is a premiere screening company that partners with the nation鈥檚 leading independent cinemas to present live, in-theater events. The evenings are moderated by Peter Travers, film critic for Rolling Stone Magazine and ABC鈥檚 鈥淧opcorn,鈥 along with additional coverage by Alison Bailes of BBC.com and WOR Radio. NYFCS offers screenings of movies before their theatrical release and presents interactive, big-screen HD simulcast of films with the stars and filmmakers (). For over 20 years. the company also has been producing a local New York City area series which takes place across in New Jersey for 16 weeks each year.
鈥淢ost of today鈥檚 film programs have industry pros come to the classroom to speak to students. This program allows young filmmakers to gain practical experience by being placed into the field to meet and work directly with today鈥檚 directors, writers, producers and actors鈥, says NYFCS庐 Producer Mark Ehrenkranz.
Founded in the fall of 2014, the Film Institute at 精品成人福利在线 is dedicated to the preservation, growth and enrichment of the art of film through research, education, professional development and community programming. Based within the College of the Arts at 精品成人福利在线 University and supported by its School of Communication and Media, the Film Institute leverages the University’s rich resources in filmmaking and film scholarship together with the impressive array of film industry assets and opportunities that exist in New York City, New Jersey and Los Angeles.
About聽The New York Film Critics Series庐:
NYFCS聽takes place exclusively in theaters and is never available on TV or the Internet. The events, including interviews and interactive audience involvement, are HD Simulcast to 55 select major markets so that people throughout the country can enjoy up close and personal moments featuring major movie stars, producers, writers and directors in the comfort of their own neighborhood theater. On a monthly basis, audiences experience all of the excitement of live Q&A sessions hosted by Peter Travers. Each screening brings the energy and VIP nature of prestigious, NYC screenings to nationwide audiences. This is a comprehensive, industry-wide, turn-key marketing tool complete with robust media and in-theater assets to 400+ screens.
Peter Travers, Host: Peter Travers is an American film critic, who has written for, in turn, People and Rolling Stone. Travers also hosts a celebrity interview show called Popcorn on ABC News Now and ABCNews.com. Travers joined Rolling Stone in 1989 after a four-year stint with People. He is best known for his basic writing style that eschews a more sophisticated analysis for an easy-to-read and often very opinionated form. According to efilmcritic.com, Travers is the nation’s most blurbed film critic. He has hosted the New York Film Critics Series庐 for over 10 years. In addition to Rolling Stone Magazine and ABC-TV, Travers appears regularly on Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Soho Apple Store, and CNN.
Alison Bailes, Co-Host: Alison Bailes is the film critic for WOR radio and . She produces and hosts a series for BBC.com and guest hosts the New York Film Critics Series庐聽and maintains her own film website: www.alisonbailes.com. From 2005-2009 Bailes co-hosted the NBC Universal weekly movie review show聽 “Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk”. Prior to joining WNBC, she created “At The Angelika” for the Independent Film Channel.