MTSU’s Department of Media Arts is one of the few university programs in the world to teach design and technology for large-scale video installations. MTSU’s proximity to the concert touring industry based in Nashville has given the school a unique geographic advantage to develop relationships with the industry and its employers. As a result, MTSU has become a leader in
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On October 19th, Media Arts alumnus Nic Dugger was honored with an Distinguished Alumni Award by the MTSU Alumni Association. This is the highest honor bestowed by the association. During his acceptance speech, Dugger asked the College of Media and Entertainment Dean, Ken Paulson, to come up to the podium – where he then handed him a gift of $10,000
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Former Media Arts graduate student Corinne Wolowicz is working with DWP live to create 3D projection mapping. Wolowicz will be using the skills she learned from Middle Tennessee State University to help the company DWP Live. DWP Live is a visual production company, that produces incredible entertainment through projection mapping, live events, laser scanning, and event space. Wolowicz is working
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MTSU Media Arts alumnus, Tyler Shapard considers himself lucky! He’s working in a field he loves, using what he learned earning his degree, and sharing work places with some of his closest and longest friends. He’s toured the world more than ten times and gone through four passports in four years. He didn’t have to turn down his first job
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Video production entrepreneur and EMC alumnus Matt Pessoni is this week’s featured guest at the EMC Friday Forum to talk about the production industry in Nashville and what it takes to make it in the industry. Matt and his twin brother Scott had the inspiration and ambition to blaze their own path to success and create their own production company,
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No, that’s not a blow dryer. This strange looking piece of equipment is the Nokia OZO virtual reality camera. Mark your calendar and join us this Friday April 7th at 1 p.m. for the EMC Friday Forum in the Bragg building with EMC alumnus Nic Dugger who will give us a demonstration of his Nokia OZO camera and discuss how he
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EMC alumnus and co-founder of Gemini Production Group, Matthew Pessoni, revisited his alma mater on Friday to host the latest installment of EMC’s Friday Forum.
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Country music’s biggest night was also a big night for 25 (and counting) MTSU alumni and current students from MTSU’s College of media and Entertainment. Alumni and students from Electronic Media Communication (EMC) Department worked in a variety of production positions and several RIM alumni worked in audio positions. LEAD/Technical Producer for ABC – Nic Dugger Technical Director – Tony
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Not only has the College of Mass Communication Wall of Fame changed its name – it has also gone digital. The new Wall of Fame for the College of Media and Entertainment is now available on the new digital sign (touch screen monitor) at the center of the Bragg College of Media and Entertainment building. The digital sign was made
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Over twenty MTSU students, two MTSU professors and many alumni are organizing, attending, and participating at the 2015 SIGGRAPH Conference going on this week in Los Angeles, CA. It’s the perfect venue for students enrolled in MTSU’s Animation program to learn directly from movers and shakers in the industry. MTSU’s own Professor Marc Barr is the SIGGRAPH 2015 Conference Chair.
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