A panther has taken down the Titanic and film editor Michael Shawver ’07 is among those responsible.
Continue reading "Michael Shawver ’07"Michael Shawver ’07
Chelsea Opong-Wadeer ’18
For a budding newspaper reporter, getting a first byline can be a thrill. Chelsea Opong-Wadeer was so excited she framed her debut and hung it on her bedroom wall.
Continue reading "Chelsea Opong-Wadeer ’18"Mattoon-Kline Scholarship
Applications will be evaluated for evidence of citizenship, residency, contribution to professional diversity, and financial need. Announcement of the award will be made at the GSLIS Annual Gathering.
Continue reading "Mattoon-Kline Scholarship"URI Film/Media Student Film Clips #1
Clips from: Saudade, Dinner Out, and The Outside of Life.
Continue reading "URI Film/Media Student Film Clips #1"Nicole Lattarulo, Sports Producer and Reporter
Nicole E. Lattarulo is a sports producer, anchor, and reporter for the Good Five Cent Cigar News, and a Harrington School student majoring in Journalism and minoring in Communication Studies.
Continue reading "Nicole Lattarulo, Sports Producer and Reporter"She rules the airwaves
In the high-octane world of talk radio, loud is good, obnoxious is better and ratings rule. Tara Granahan, a URI journalism alum, has outlasted the male competition by pulling in the numbers, getting the story and being pleasant.
Continue reading "She rules the airwaves"She’s drawn to tell stories
After graduating with an English/film studies degree, Rachel Smith ’06 began working on her first screenplay, “My Own Private Myocardial Infarction.” In it, Smith tells the story of a man whose heart is broken after his mother’s death. It took a top prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2008. “I am drawn […]
Continue reading "She’s drawn to tell stories"Bringing story to life
“The documentaries I have worked on during the past 19 years all have to do with bringing a story to the public.” — Alex Caserta ’74, film producer
Continue reading "Bringing story to life"URI gave me good training
“A production designer is the visual storyteller of a feature film or television show. URI gave me some very good training designing sets and interpreting plays and scripts.” — Matthew Jacobs ’77, production designer, art director
Continue reading "URI gave me good training"Story in everyday life
“My undergraduate classes impressed on me the power of story in everyday life.” — Cherry Arnold ’87, media producer/filmmaker
Continue reading "Story in everyday life"