Department of Visual & Media Arts News

Students win College TV Awards

Several Emerson students won College Television Awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles on April 25.

Faculty member writing Hallmark Channel script

Writing a television movie for the Hallmark Channel while teaching classes at Emerson is not how Walter Klenhard predicted his semester would go.

Mutchnick '87 talks about 'Partners'

Max Mutchnick '87, an Emerson Board of Trustees member and creator of Will & Grace, returned to campus to speak about his show Partners that was recently cancelled.  

MFA candidate uses HTML5 in documentary

A Master of Fine Arts candidate is taking her visual storytelling to the next level—incorporating coding system HTML5 deep into her work to create a parallel interactive and linear story experience for the viewer.

Greenwald '91 visits campus with son

Todd Greenwald '91, creator of the Disney Channel hit Wizards of Waverly Place, visited campus for the first time in 22 years with his son, Jordan.  

Alums talk 'Star Wars' animation

Hollywood animation editors Jason Tucker '90 and Nate Cormier '09 visited Emerson April 2 for a discussion titled "The Role of the Animation Editor" with faculty member and TV producer Kevin Bright '76.

EIV news special examines food habits

Emerson Independent Video (EIV) will broadcast a news magazine special April 1 that analyzes how Bostonians make decisions about the food they eat.

Lee, Luyster get Whiting fellowships

The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation has granted fellowships to two Emerson assistant professors: Rhiannon Luyster of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and De-nin Lee of Visual and Media Arts.