Clips from: Saudade, Dinner Out, and The Outside of Life.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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“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
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“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
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“My undergraduate classes impressed on me the power of story in everyday life.” — Cherry Arnold ’87, media producer/filmmaker
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“Assisting with a professor’s documentary shoot made me realize that by pursuing film as a career, you could gather the skills necessary to tell any story that you felt passionate about.” — Dan Riordan ’03, video producer
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Kyle King ’12, filmmaker As a serviceman stationed in Afghanistan, Kyle King shot his documentary “Fatigued” in between 12-hour shifts. The U.S. Air Force member said he wanted to show his audience what life was like for troops serving in non-combat roles. A month after the film premiered, King left for Ecuador and a two-year […]
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Christian Castano (NEED GRADUATION YEAR) Communication Studies, Spanish Christian Castano’s summer internship in New York City with the CBS executive sales team threw him into the competitive game of television syndication sales. He knew he needed to go into every situation confident and informed, and research was key. Using role play, his supervisors helped him […]
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