By : The Republic
Source : http://www.therepublic.com
Category : Film Schools Online
LONG BEACH, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi has had a film school for more than 35 years. It's the only four-year program of its kind in the state, and it's located in Long Beach.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/w8O1iZ ) students learn to write scripts and shoot, edit and produce a film. They also learn the academic skills of film history and criticism. And they get a taste of what it's like to be in the industry.
Dixon McDowell, who heads it with one other professor, says they have 50 students enrolled at a time.
Dixon McDowell, who heads it with one other professor, says they have 50 students enrolled at a time.
The program has been producing 10 to 15 graduates a year for decades and they have come to populate the film industry in Mississippi at a time when the state has recognized the potential of that lucrative industry.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com
Source : http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5b7b57542ca84bafac49ea842189b0e7/MS--USM-Film/
