{"id":942,"date":"2014-11-03T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T21:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/?p=942"},"modified":"2014-11-19T14:55:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T19:55:31","slug":"behind-the-scenes-filmtv-and-journalism-grad-students-work-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comgrad\/2014\/11\/03\/behind-the-scenes-filmtv-and-journalism-grad-students-work-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes: Film\/TV and Journalism grad students work together"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nikita Sampath<\/strong><\/a>
\n MS Broadcast Journalism ’16<\/em><\/a>
\nBU College of Communication<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

On various Fridays throughout the semester, BU’s Film and Television<\/a> department at the College of Communication hosts free premier screenings of innovative film and television programs. This screening series is part of the department’s\u00a0Cinemath\u00e8que<\/a>: meetings and conversations with filmmakers\/television-makers.\u00a0The series’ curator is Gerald Peary<\/a>, a cinema professor at\u00a0Suffolk University<\/a>\u00a0and a long-time film critic for the\u00a0Boston Phoenix<\/a><\/em>. He chooses his BU programs based on his extensive contacts in the professional film world and from his travels to film festivals around the globe.<\/p>\n

For each featured production, a special guest \u00a0(the producer, filmmaker, etc.)\u00a0is invited to COM for the screening. During the screening, film students quickly escort the filmmaker to a brief interview shoot. \u00a0Afterwards, a Q&A is held to provide more information to the audience regarding the production process.<\/p>\n

\"Setting<\/a>
Setting up the interview with Journalism and Film\/TV graduate students .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, it wasn’t until after this year’s first screening that the After this year\u2019s first screening, the Cinemath\u00e8que<\/a>\u00a0team decided they wanted to shoot interviews with the featured guests. Clearly, figuring out the production technicalities for these interviews would not be an issue, but what they did need was someone who could ask the right questions.<\/p>\n

Without much thought, fingers pointed in the direction of third semester Broadcast Journalism graduate student, Alistair Birrell. \u201cI thought it would be a good way to hone my interviewing skills,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Friday, October 24, Birrell interviewed filmmaker\u00a0Frank V. Ross<\/a>, during the screening of his film,\u00a0Tiger Tail in Blue<\/i><\/a>. This was Birrell\u2019s second interview of the semester for\u00a0Cinemath\u00e8que<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Allistair<\/a>
Alistair Birrell (MS, Broadcast Journalism ’15) interviews filmmaker Frank V. Ross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With only a fifteen minute window, Birrell must make sure he steers the interview in the correct way. \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d Ross asked Birrell during the interview. \u201cI\u2019m from Scotland, but we can talk about me later,\u201d Birrell quickly responded.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
Birrell prepares some of his questions beforehand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After each interview, students on the production\u00a0team edit\u00a0the video down to around three or four minutes. All interviews are featured on the\u00a0Cinemath\u00e8que<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>page, so be sure to check out Alistair’s full interview with Ross.<\/p>\n

Overall, this program is an excellent example of COM’s Film and Television department preparing its students with hands-on, practical experience for the ever so competitive entertainment industry. These are lessons no textbook can teach, yet something every student should experience.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Take a look at the 2014 Cinemath\u00e8que<\/a>\u00a0schedule here<\/a> to see what will be screening over the next few weeks. Although these screenings are designed to primarily \u00a0benefit \u00a0<\/span>Film and TV <\/a>students, they are free for all BU students and professors as well as the general public.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Interested in applying to one of the graduate programs at BU\u2019s College of Communication<\/a>? Tell us which one and why in the comments below.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

To find out more about all of the graduate programs available through COM, be sure to check out our website here<\/a>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0*Pictures by Nikita Sampath<\/div>\n

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