“UNCG has made a big impact on me, especially how they dedicate themselves to being a community-driven University,” says Roman, who will graduate in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in media studies. “Overall, the impact that the school has had on me with my education, friendships, and connections was more than I could ask for.”
I [Heart] Collaboration! the 13-episode web series co-created by UNCG’s Media Studies Department, the School of Theater, and the School of Music in 2023, will have its North American debut at the 10th annual Miami Web Series Festival in May! You can read more about I [Heart] Collaboration here.
The Lost // existence over essence, a short fantasy film created by s/n, the studio by media studies professors Hassan Pitts & Jennida Chase, has been launched in the film festival circuit. So far, the film has been accepted into the Big Fridge International Film Festival in London; the Luleå… Continue reading…
From Triad City Beat, January 11, 2024: When Brannon Carty was 4 years old, his parents threw him a Thomas the Tank Engine-themed birthday party. Plates featuring the prominent characters plus cups and a Thomas-themed cake filled out the spread on the family dinner table. That’s around the time the switch flipped.
The official music video for “You Belong” (2023) by local recording artist Quilla has been released on the film festival circuit. The music video was created by two media studies classes: Cinematography (Hassan Pitts) and Directing for the Screen Class (Jennida Chase). The video features the choreography of LaDarius Parker…. Continue reading…
I [heart] Collaboration! is a 13-episode web series developed and produced at UNC Greensboro by the School of Theater and the Media Studies Department, with each episode scored by School of Music/PopTech majors. This was a huge undertaking involving an army of undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty members across… Continue reading…
UNCG Media Studies alumni Kevin Padilla ’19 and Muhammad Karim ’19 visited the MST 483: Branded Content class recently to share with students their career path since leaving UNCG. They both work fulltime as videographer/editors. Padilla works for Sales Factory in Greensboro and Karim for Compass Group USA in Charlotte…. Continue reading…
Media Studies professors Jennida Chase and Hassan Pitts recently teamed up with Salem College alumna and director, Alex Klien, to create the PBS documentary, “Journey to Salem.” Chase was the Director of Photography and Pitts was a camera operator. About the documentary: In 2021, in celebration of Salem Academy and… Continue reading…
The film “Anniversary” follows a man who deals with immense grief on the anniversary of his wife’s death.
TIME: Liminal is part of Creative Greensboro’s Hyers Residency Program at the Greensboro Cultural Center.