秋葵视频

STATESBORO, Ga. 鈥� 聽The Department of History at 秋葵视频 invites professionals in history 鈥� including historians, professors and curators 鈥� to participate in its first Visual History Summer Institute, an intensive 12-day hands-on seminar aimed at teaching basic filmmaking techniques, from May 12-23.

鈥淭he production of historical documentary films has reach an all-time high because of the proliferation of subscription television stations and streaming Internet sites over the past two decades,鈥� said Michael Van Wagenen, Ph.D., the coordinator of the Institute. 鈥淎lmost without exception, these programs have been created by filmmakers, not historians. The Visual History Summer Institute will instruct historians how to use the basic tools of media production to create their own programs.鈥�

The Institute, made possible in part by a seed grant from the University鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, will take place on campus and will include hands-on equipment lessons with and discussions on theories and practices in visual communication. Topics to be addressed include idea development, budgeting, proposal writing, storyboarding, screenwriting, post-production and distribution in addition to technical training on digital cameras, lighting, sound and editing. Eric Strange, an award-winning independent documentary producer, will serve as the keynote speaker.

鈥淭here is no expectation that participants will become experts in two weeks,鈥� Van Wagenen said. 鈥淩ather, they will acquire enough proficiency to continue developing their films and skills when they return to their home institutions.鈥�

The inaugural Institute is open to doctorate-holding historians working in educational institutions, public history professionals with master鈥檚 degrees and advanced doctoral students. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, personal research statement and description of their film proposal to mvanwagenen@georgiasouthern.edu by Feb. 1. 秋葵视频, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 125 degree programs serving more than 20,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. 聽Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽.

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