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Why not turn your interest in music, photography, or film into a career?
Columbia State Community College has the classes and resources
that can help you succeed. Here to tell us more are Cathy Hudnall, Laura Caroll, and Read Ridley.
Welcome to the show.
Thank you. Thanks. We know entertainment and film production aren't the typical
majors you typically hear about. But how can someone...
Let's talk about commercial entertainment program. What does this offer
students?
um... Well, as you know. There are a lot of people out there with a lot of talent.
Especially in this area.
Uh... Our commercial entertainment program teaches students how to
develop that talent
and turn it into a life long career. Wonderful!
And Laura, you teach dance and choreography. So, let's talk about that.
Tell us more about it. Why is that important?
Well, um... Many shows out there have dance in them.
Whether it be musical theater,
cruise ships, theme parks.
So chances are, if you're performer, you're probably going to have to dance at
some point.
Uh... Dance also can help you build self-confidence
and really helps with stage presence.
And another really interesting thing about taking the dance classes is
if you are a talented singer or actor and you get a call back to do a
dance audition;
having that training can really give you the edge to get the job.
So it's an important aspect of the Commercial Entertainment program.
Absolutely!
Very good!
Talk about how easy it is for someone to find work once they graduate. I know this is a concern for
a lot of college grads.
Well. Ours is a highly competitive industry and uh...
we teach students how to find and get that first job.
So...
It makes it a little bit easier. And uh... We also
teach students how to create their own
resume, their videos, song demos and how to manage the business of their
career.
As a result, we have students working all over the world.
And Read, let's talk about the Film Crew Program. This is really neat. This is one of the
more unique college level programs.
What do people learn with this major?
Well, what we do is to be competitive in motion pictures force that you need a
really good crew base. So what we do is we trained people to be grips. Which are
masters of rigging and gadgets. Electricians
which is what we call lighting technicians. Then Art department.
But we also train people in HD,and high rez cinematography.
Post-production editing and sound recording to work in the film industry
They are working towards a certificate.
How long does it typically take, for them, to earn that? Well it's twelve months. It begins
every August, then runs for twelve consecutive months. And, at the end of it,
well, we're those people that names are on the screen at the end of the film.
Well, that's great and what about for a commercial entertainment? How long does that take?
Well, we have a certificate in commercial entertainment that takes nine months.
But many of our students chose to continue on past that to get a
two-year associate's degree with a focus in commercial entertainment.
So much that you guys are offering students to chose from.
Where can they find more information on these programs?
They can reach us on the web.
At columbiastate.edu/admissions
Thank you so much for joining us! Good Information today.
And for more info on attending Columbia State Community College,
log onto columbiastate.edu/admissions. We'll have a link to that site
at the More at Midday section of wsmv.com.