Department of Visual & Media Arts
Department of Visual & Media Arts News
The latest faculty, staff, and student news in the Department of Visual & Media Arts. For the latest College news and upcoming events, visit the News & Events section.
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NPR's Robin Young interviews alum Michael Angelakos
Passion Pit lead singer and songwriter Michael Angelakos ’09 recently told NPR that he began writing songs in 2007 in his Emerson dorm room.
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Paramount Pictures set to produce screenplay by Emerson duo
Paramount Pictures recently picked up a screenwriting pitch from two alumni of Emerson’s Film program, Jacob Emanuel ’08 and William Block ’08.
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Renowned filmmaker named chair of the Department of Visual and Media Arts
Renowned filmmaker Jonathan Wacks has been named chair of the Department of Visual and Media Arts (VMA) at Emerson College, effective July 26.
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Lake play to air live on British radio
Visual and Media Arts Assistant Professor Diane Lake will be on hand for the broadcast of her radio play The Casebook of Violet Strange: The Inseparables live on Britain’s Tequila Radio.
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Emerson Independent Video Wins a Boston/New England Emmy
Emerson student group Emerson Independent Video (EIV) won the James Thistle Student Production Emmy Award at the 33rd Boston/New England Emmy Awards banquet at Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place May 22.
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Emerson's Network is a Hollywood Hit
Emerson's connections to comedy and its strong alumni network were recently featured in this weekend's Boston Globe.
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MFA students find new ways to fund their films
Entrepreneurial Emerson Visual and Media Arts students are finding new and creative ways to raise funds to produce their work.
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Assistant Professor Eric Gordon's video game spotlighted in Boston Globe
Emerson has partnered with the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston to create Participatory Chinatown, a fully immersive, 3D game.
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Emerson students will be chronicling their experiences at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Read about their trip to the most prestigious film festival in the world.
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