Academics Movies From Marlboro - Spring 2012

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The Project

An innovative hands-on film practicum for film professionals and college students, to produce a feature film based on Howard Frank Mosher's award-winning 1994 novel, Northern Borders.  The film will use professional actors, working under a Screen Actors Guild contract - and it will be produced for national release.

Student Crew Positions

Students will earn college credit and professional film credit, working in substantial film crew positions, based on their interest and ability.  Crew positions  open to students include actors, camera operators, unit directors, producers, script supervisor, sound, art directors, prop master, set designers, set dressers, editors, still photographer, assistant directors, grips, electrics, assistant camera, location manager, casting director, costumes, sound editors, scenic artists, hair and make-up, production managers, assistants, behind-the-scenes documentary filmmakers, and more.

Eligibility

Admission is open to any college undergraduate or graduate student who is focused in the areas of film production, film studies, theater, photography, and studio arts.  Some positions may also be available to communications majors-as unit publicists, to conduct public relations and prepare regional marketing and distribution campaigns.

The Semester

Organized as the equivalent to a semester abroad, students will convene at Ver­mont's Marlboro College on January 17, 2012 for introductory activities followed by a weeklong expedition to the Sundance Film Festival. Back at Marlboro, four weeks of study focused on northern literature and cinema will be followed by training, pre-production, and production that will fully immerse students in the culture and practice of an ambitious film shoot, wrapping up on  May 12, 2012.

College Credit and Professional Film Credit

Accepted students will earn professional film credit AND 16 college credits (or their equivalent) distributed according to the work performed.  The general practice will be to award English (3), Film Studies (3), and Film Production (10) credit.

Please note: visual arts, theater, and photography students will also be essential to the production-and they may elect to receive credit in those disciplines according to the work they do - as actors and still photographers or in the art department.  Marlboro College will be happy to work with individual students and their home colleges to ensure the best match and credit transfer.  Home colleges may also elect to award the credit themselves, by using Marlboro College faculty evaluations and grade assignments. Graduate students are also eligible to participate.