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Jeremy Berger

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The medium continues to evolve, and the need for powerful, thought-provoking storytelling remains as crucial as ever.

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Mary Lee Grisanti

All our lives are filled with stories, from our earliest moments.

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Kamil Dobrowolski

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As a professional editor, I have worked on feature-length documentaries, narratives and in advertising.

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Robert Kolodny

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This is a statement made originally by François Truffaut, which has resonated deeply with me since I first discovered it.

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Joan Brooker-Marks

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As we encourage our students to represent lived-life experiences with thoughtfulness, we are also confronted with a media that often distorts or fabricates the realities of the day, requiring critical and conscious conversations that help to make meaning of the world we live in.

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George LaVoo

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It is surprising to many first time directors that the skill most necessary is not “ultimate control” but “communication.” Directors have the final say, but the best directors create an atmosphere that is free, open, and collaborative.

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Dejan Georgevich, ASC

As a director/cinematographer, I love the diversity of experience working in features, television, documentaries, or commercials as each genre informs the other that enriches my work.  I see my role as a guardian of the visual image and storyteller translating from the written word to a visual grammar.

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Curt Beech

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This seemingly simple task is made delightfully complex by nuances of text, dialogue, source material, visual storytelling, décor, style, light, historical perspective, social context, research, and collaboration.

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Todd Stephens

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I draw from my personal experience to demonstrate how a director works with both cast and crew.

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Renee Silverman

headshot of bfa film faculty Renee Silverman in close up smiling with mouth closed wearing a pear necklace slightly in frame at the bottom.

In addition to lectures and discussions, our class functions as a writer’s workshop where students share story ideas, outlines, treatments and drafts as they work towards scripting films they are excited to produce.

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Ander Agudo

A sentiment I’ve too often heard during my career is, “ I don’t understand sound.” We live in a culture where everything is visual, and we are seemingly losing our ears.

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Clay Holley

Faculty Member Clay Holle looking out a window at New York City

Beginning his career as an Audio engineer and music producer, he started working in post production as a sound designer and mixer after arriving in NYC.

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