The Department of Communication Arts was pleased to host a special event to honor distinguished University of Wisconsin – Madison alumnus Walter Mirisch (History, ’42). Over 100 guests from the Department and campus recognized and learned about Mr. Mirisch’s many achievements. Among campus leaders in attendance were: Chancellor Biddy Martin Wisconsin Alumni Association Director Paula Bonner …
Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker Glenn Silber (’72) recently discussed his experiences, techniques, and approach to documentary filmmaking in Professor Bill Brown’s Comm Arts 651: Advanced Video Production & Direction class. A professional producer and director in the fields of documentary and news magazine filmmaking for more than 30-years, Silber discussed his landmark film The War at Home …
Associate Professor in Rhetoric Robert Glenn Howard and his Comm Arts 610: Folklore in a Digital Age course is featured in a news article on UW-Madison’s campus news page in an article by Kiera Wiatrak titled “Restructured folklore class brings local culture to life”. The course, which is crosslisted with Folklore 560, allows students to customize their own …
Department of Communication Arts Assistant Professor in Communication Science Louise Mares was featured in the Summer 2009 issue of On Wisconsin, UW-Madison’s magazine for alumni and friends. Mares discusses her research into “prosocial” television that is actually beneficial to children in an article titled “Tele[re]vision” by UW-Madison alumnus Jenny Price (’96). “Children’s interpretations of what a show is about are very …
Joey Garfield (Comm Arts, ’92) recently directed Visa’s new advertisement “Flow” (2009) which has been released in Europe. The ad marks the second collaboration between Joey and artist Bill Shannon, a performer with a rare hip disability who relies on crutches to not only dance but to walk. In 2008, they worked together on RJD2’s music video “Work It Out”featured …
Department of Communication Arts students and staff recently collaborated to create the new TV spot for the 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival (April 2 – 5). The ad was a collaborative project between: Comm Arts Faculty Associate Erik Gunneson Comm Arts undergraduate student Cassie Wentlandt Nate Theis of Madison-based Planet Propaganda Madison musician Wendy Schneider The spot created an invaluable real-world opportunity …
At the 81st Academy Awards Ceremony on February 22, 2009, Director Megan Mylan won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for her documentary Smile Pinki (2008). In her acceptance speech, she noted: “Documentary, like all filmmaking, is a complete team sport, and I’d like to thank my editor Purcell Carson…and from HBO Sheila Nevins and Lisa Heller.” Her remark …
The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has named Comm Arts alumnus Shawn VanCour the recipient of the 19th annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award. Established in 1955, the BEA is a professional association for professors, industry professionals and graduate students who are interested in teaching and research related to electronic media and multimedia enterprises. The Outstanding Dissertation …
Congratulations to Stuart Bass (Comm Arts, ’78), an accomplished freelance film editor for his outstanding accomplishment in the field of television editing. Bass won a Primetime Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 21st, 2008. He was awarded for Outstanding Editing of a Comedy Series …
Walter Mirisch’s (History, ’42) autobiography, I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History, provides a unique insider’s view of the film industry though the life and experiences of an industry giant whose name is synonymous with numberous film classics, including three that won the Acdemy Award for best picture — The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), and In the Heat …