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At South, digital film and television production students learn to tell stories that make a difference. They learn to produce films and programs that inspire others. They learn a broad understanding of the moving image, along with how to light, shoot and edit film segments.
Jobs in Digital Film and Television Production
- Videographer
- Scriptwriter
- Editor
- Producer
- Technical director
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Film and TV Production Interest Began with 鈥淭he Thing鈥�
A teenage fascination with horror movies such as 鈥淭he Thing鈥� led Ryan Labrato to digital film and television production at the 69堂精品.
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At South, Labrato joined a core group of film fans and production students who made short movies for digital film and television classes. The 鈥淒FT鈥� crowd. Together, they imagined stories and wrote scripts, then picked up cameras and boom mics to record one another acting in scenes.
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As a freshman looking for ways to get involved, Labrato began working for the student radio station, 97.1 FM, The Prowl. He started out with a heavy metal talk show and wound up becoming station manager.
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鈥淩adio is the first thing I found on campus, and I held on to it like glue,鈥� he said, laughing. 鈥淥ur adviser always encouraged us to try different things, so we would play local bands and then have them talk about their music. And we did a concert at the Student Center amphitheater.鈥�
Labrato took a theater class as an elective, then started performing with Improv 69堂精品. His transportation includes his skateboard.
One of his student projects turned into a short film with a long title: 鈥淛abecky and the Mystical, Whimsical Adventure Through the Mirror Dimension: A Cautionary Tale.鈥� Living on campus made it easy for him to join classmates in shooting and editing.
鈥淲hen we were filming something, I could always be there in five minutes,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was always there, ready to go.鈥�
Did You Know?
- JagMedia, which includes JagTV and WJGR 97.1 The Prowl, offers students hands-on experience
in many broadcasting positions.
- Students have opportunities to land an internship as part of the ESPN+ crew that broadcasts
live home games for South Alabama Athletics.
- Digital film and television production graduates from South include Mike Odair, co-executive
producer for the hit reality show 鈥淒uck Dynasty.鈥�
Contact:
Dr. Pavica Sheldon
Chair, Professor
Department of Communication
(251) 380-2800