The Cinema Studies Production Team

Story by: Kevin May

Left to right: Dr. André Sirois, Career Instructor & Multimedia Supervisor; Monica De Leon; Claire Haines; Matthew Thill; Sierra Swan;
Kevin May, Avid Certified Instructor & Multimedia Assistant; Jenna Townsend; Blaine Bailey; Alex Paiz.
Photo by: Joshua Rainey

The Production Team, initially formed in the fall of 2013, now includes one student assistant producer and six student videographers and editors. The team began by covering the Working Filmmaker events and conducting interviews with campus speakers. Last fall, the team interviewed Pixar Animation Studios Film Editor Greg Snyder and First Assistant Editor CJ Hsu as well as David Waingarten and Daniel Meyers, Creative Directors from the Portland-based interactive media company Second Story Interactive Studios. In addition to highlighting internship opportunities and new classes, the Production Team regularly interviews Cinema Studies faculty and students about their experiences in the program. These videos, posted on the Cinema Studies Vimeo Channel, are also featured on the program’s website.

What began as a small group of students filming events has now become a powerful training ground for the Cinema Studies Program and a vital production resource for the University and its community.  

– Kevin May, Avid Certified Instructor and Multimedia Assistant

For the 2014-15 school year, Cinema Studies has expanded the team of student videographers to cover a wider variety of events and speakers and produce other informational and promotional videos for both Cinema Studies and potential clients around campus. What began as a small group of students filming events has now become a powerful training ground for the Cinema Studies Program and a vital production resource for the University and its community.