Media Studies Announces New Department Head
Following a national search, the Department of Media Studies welcomes Changhee Chun as Department Head effective August 1, 2025.
UNC Greensboro
UNCG Student Filmmaker Off to an Award-winning Start
When not studying or skateboarding, Taylee Gaillard keeps busy writing scripts, setting up the best lighting for a shot, and editing short films at UNC Greensboro. He’s already an award winner, in no small part thanks to his friendship with Steven Kimmerle ‘24, a newly graduated alum of UNCG. Kimmerle took him under his wing as a rookie gaffer.
UNCG Students Ask What ‘the Future’ Holds at Short Film Screening
Nearly four dozen UNC Greensboro students will start their Fall 2024 semester walking the red carpet. They get their own premiere for short films they’ve created around the theme “the Future.”
Faculty Embrace AI’s Potential in UNCG Classrooms
This year, Kevin Wells’ media studies courses will incorporate AI tools that generate a background image plate in the production crews’ monitors while they shoot in front of a greenscreen. Later this semester, they will install a new LED wall, enabling the use of AI tools like Cuebric to generate dynamic digital backgrounds with proper depth layers that the crew and talent can see in real-time.
Class of 2024: Luis Roman Finds His Script in UNCG’s Media Studies
“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.”
UNCG’s inter-departmental web series makes its North American debut in Miami
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.
Media Studies professors release a short fantasy film on the film festival circuit
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…
An Unlikely Fandom: UNCG alum’s documentary delves into the niche, but deep, Thomas the Tank Engine fandom
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.
Media Studies majors collaborate with professors and local artists to release music video
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…
Interdepartmental web series has world premiere in Poland
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…