The Broadcast Education Association competition draws entries from colleges and universities across the country, with hundreds of programs submitting work in audio, film and multimedia categories. Projects are judged by faculty and industry professionals, making it one of the most competitive stages for student media. “It’s open to students all over the country from all… Read more »
Senior Kate Schein brought her passion for documentary storytelling to Oklahoma Breakdown, a project rooted in personal experience. Inspired by her time in Oklahoma City public schools, the film follows education advocate Erika Wright as she confronts the growing influence of religious policies reshaping Oklahoma’s public schools. A double-major in French and film, television and… Read more »
Netflix is making headlines after acquiring filmmaker Ben Affleck’s AI-powered filmmaking company, InterPositive, a move that could shape how technology is used in future film production. Kim Owczarski, associate professor of film, television and digital media, shared insight with NPR on what the partnership signals for the entertainment industry. “His status in the industry as… Read more »
The box office performance of “Iron Lung” (2026), a self-financed and self-distributed horror film by online creator Mark Fischbach (Markiplier), marked a notable disruption in contemporary theatrical exhibition. The film’s success against a studio-backed Sam Raimi feature challenged long-standing assumptions about access to theatrical distribution and the necessity of studio infrastructure for narrative feature films. … Read more »
Ever since the “cut the cord” movement of the old cable television model, streaming giants are battling for dominance, and traditional studios are struggling to adapt. Most recently: Netflix acquired Warner Bros. Discovery. These mega deals have the potential to reshape Hollywood. Two faculty experts from the Department of Film, Television & Digital Media —… Read more »
What does it take to build a national championship team — and a culture to match? Students in the Sports Documentary course at TCU explored that question in The Roditi Rule, a student-produced film that follows TCU men’s tennis through its historic 2024 NCAA title run. The class, offered through the Film, Television and… Read more »
Movie musicals are making a comeback. From Mean Girls: The Musical to The Color Purple, this year has seen Broadway favorites adapted for the screen, reigniting the magic for audiences old and new. With the anticipated release of Wicked: Part 1, we explore how musicals make the leap from stage to screen — and back… Read more »
By Springer Tebeau, Schieffer Associate 2024 Katherine Beattie, a 2008 TCU graduate and accomplished TV writer and producer, knew she wanted a career in television from a young age. Growing up in Los Angeles, Katherine spent her high school days backstage at “The Tonight Show,” sparking a passion that would guide her through her studies in… Read more »
Kim Owczarski, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, spoke with Hannah Ziegler at The Washington Post about Cinemark’s rise to power within the entertainment industry post-pandemic, explaining how the impact of the pandemic and the recent writer’s strike on the film industry has a trickle-down effect. “The strike after… Read more »
Schieffer College’s nominee for the John V. Roach Honors College 2024 Boller Competition is Victor Torres ’24, Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) major. For his senior honors project, he worked with Richard Allen and Chuck LaMendola to produce his short film, “The Coin Collector”. Over two semesters, Torres took part in every aspect of… Read more »
Despite a multitude of streaming platforms and viewing options, millions of eyes will be in one place on Super Bowl Sunday. Charity Robinson, instructor in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media in TCU’s Bob Schieffer College of Communication, talked to TCU News about how the big game has stood the test of time… Read more »
What does it mean to have “Expectations, not Limitations?” According to our students, it means Austin Underwood. Created by students in the Documentary Production course and presented by Film, Television and Digital Media, “Underdawgs” follows the story of local Down syndrome advocate Austin Underwood. Underwood is an adult living with Down syndrome and a small business… Read more »
Congratulations to Emily Mendez ’13 on her Emmy Award win for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series for her work on “The Last of Us!” Since graduating from Schieffer College, Mendez earned her master’s degree from the American Film Institute. She has worked on editorial teams for shows such as “The Umbrella Academy,” “The… Read more »
Katherine Beattie ’08—a Film, Television and Digital Media alumna—Leads On courageously as a writer and co-executive producer on “NCIS.” In a new video to celebrate TCU’s 150th anniversary, Beattie talks about how her time at the Bob Schieffer College of Communication prepared her for Hollywood. “When I was a senior in college, I was given… Read more »
Congratulations to our students and faculty in FTDM for their award-winning work in the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts. They represented the Bob Schieffer College of Communication this week at the annual Broadcast Education Association and National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. TCU was also named a 2023 Top 20 Program… Read more »
Most of us can imagine sitting down to watch a movie in a darkened theater or in the comfort of our living room. Films, and the stories they tell, can profoundly impact our lives. So it makes sense that we want to celebrate these achievements, but why does it matter? Each march, film fans everywhere… Read more »
In honor of the college football kickoff this week, we asked Associate Professor Dustin Hahn, Ph.D., to tell us five things about the impact of TV deals on conference shake-ups for sports fans. Hahn teaches in our Film, Television and Digital Media Department, where he studies fans, particularly sports fans. With the recent changes in… Read more »
Name: Madison Wiser Degrees: Writing & Film, Television and Digital Media Why I chose to attend TCU: I had two main reasons for attending TCU. The first was that I was born in Texas and most of my family lives in or near Texas. My parents and I moved all over the U.S. while I… Read more »
Hollywood never tires of a good government spy story. Tricia Jenkins, professor of film, television and digital media, teaches courses in critical media and industry topics and focuses much of her research on the role of government agencies in shaping film and television content. She was recently highlighted in a news feature on the topic… Read more »
Kylo-Patrick Hart, department chair and professor of film, television and digital media, examines arctic cinemas in his latest book, titled “Arctic Cinemas: Essays on Polar Spaces and the Popular Imagination.” Arctic cinemas represent a new subfield of film studies of the Arctic region, an area greatly affected by climate change. The book features a collection… Read more »
It goes without saying, the pandemic has changed Hollywood. In fact, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been delayed by two months, set to air this Sunday, April 25, 2021. Kimberly Owczarski, associate professor of film, television and digital media, weighs in on how the Academy has changed eligibility rules this year to allow films… Read more »
Glenton Richards, TCU Class of 2006, graduated with a degree in radio, television and film (now known as film, television and digital media). Richards, who lives in Los Angeles, elaborates on what he has been up to since graduation. Why did you choose to attend TCU? I lived in the DFW area and was… Read more »
Learn about the recent successes of some of our FTDM alumni in the news articles below: Katherine Beattie ’08: https://www.forbes.com/sites/allisonnorlian/2021/01/22/why-one-tv-writer-went-from-hiding-her-disability-to-advocating-we-need-disabled-people-in-all-levels/?sh=4dfa3e707de7 Marqui Jackson ’02: https://deadline.com/2020/10/family-history-medical-drama-marqui-jackson-brian-grazer-nbc-penalty-1234600786/ Pawongduen “Sugar” Indravudh Yontararak ’82 MS: https://magazine.tcu.edu/winter-redux-2020/sugar-yontararak-music-studio/
Dr. Dustin Hahn published a new piece with R. G. Cummings titled, “The impact of domain-specific interest on exemplification effects in sports media,” that appeared in the Psychology of Popular Media. Hahn’s research article, titled “The Effect of Statistics on Enjoyment and Perceived Credibility in Sports Media,” was published in the journal Communication & Sport…. Read more »
Now that the holiday season is underway, it’s a good time to curl up on the couch and watch a warm and fuzzy film or two. In the Fall 2020 semester, Kylo-Patrick Hart, department chair and professor of film, television and digital media, taught FTDM 40440 Topics in Film, specifically about dogs on film. His course… Read more »
Hometown: Azle, Texas My degree: Film, Television and Digital Media major with a Spanish minor My favorite class or professor in the Schieffer College: My favorite class in Schieffer was “Audio Theory and Practice” that I took with Andy Haskett. I learned so much and had a blast doing it! My favorite professor was Colin… Read more »
Hometown: San Diego, California My degree: Sports Broadcasting with a minor in Journalism My favorite class or professor in the Schieffer College: My favorite classes would be all the levels of Sports Production. Being able to work directly on a Fox Sports or ESPN broadcast as a student in college was an opportunity that I could not have… Read more »
By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 76105: Dr. King Won’t Rise, a student-produced documentary directed by TCU alumna Brittney Cech ‘18, will be featured in a Frame of Mind episode on KERA TV at 10:30 p.m. November 12. There will also be a director’s roundtable discussion for the film at 7:30 p.m…. Read more »
A 2004 graduate of the Film, Television and Digital Media department, Justin “Red” Sanders has been awarded the Fort Worth “Entrepreneur of Excellence” Award in the professional services category by Fort Worth Inc. The award honors 27 local business owners who have had to overcome challenges within their entrepreneurial journeys. This year has been especially… Read more »
Join the TCU Film, Television and Digital Media department for a screening of “Parasite,” the Academy Award winner for Best Picture! The screening is scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday, March 20 in Moudy South room 164 and is open to the public. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and guests will receive free candy and popcorn…. Read more »
***Out of an abundance of caution, the TCU Classic Film Series has been canceled for the remainder of the semester due to coronavirus concerns.*** The annual TCU Classic Film Series, hosted by Associate Professor Joan McGettigan, has kicked off for Spring 2020. Admission is free. Each screening begins at 7 p.m. and takes place in room 164… Read more »
By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2020 Film, Television and Digital Media students in Charity Robinson’s documentary production class partnered with The Net, a non-profit organization, to create a documentary bringing awareness to sex trafficking in the Fort Worth area. The Net is a non-profit outreach that helps refugees and… Read more »
By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 KTCU-FM 88.7, TCU’s student-run radio station, is currently seeking student volunteers to assist in social media, public relations and marketing. Students can get involved with KTCU-FM in many ways, from DJing to graphic design, according to Geoff Craig, KTCU-FM’s co-manager. Craig says the station has student… Read more »
The annual TCU Classic Film Series kicks off this fall with the first film night taking place Thursday, September 19. The series is hosted by Dr. Joan McGettigan and admission is free. Each screening begins at 7 p.m. and takes place in room 164 of the Moudy South building on the TCU Campus (2805 S. University Drive)…. Read more »
FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart is honored to be the recipient of the AEJMC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Interest Group Leroy F. Aarons Award for Lifetime Contributions to LGBTQ Education and Research. This award recognizes career achievement in education and research affecting the LGBTQ community. It was presented at the annual conference of the Association… Read more »
By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 Schieffer College students, mark your calendars: The School of Interdisciplinary Studies’ Department of Women & Gender Studies is hosting Dorothy Fortenberry, screenwriter for the Hulu series, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” March 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the BLUU Auditorium. The Bob Schieffer College of Communication’s Department of… Read more »
We caught up with Lance Montgomery, a 2017 alumnus who earned his degree in Film, Television and Digital Media. Since graduation, Lance has launched his own media company called Lanjo Film. Why did you choose to attend TCU? I chose TCU specifically for the FTDM program. Coming out of high school, I had interest in… Read more »
A new book titled “International Film Festivals: Contemporary Cultures and History Beyond Venice and Cannes,” edited by FTDM associate professor Tricia Jenkins, has been released by publishing company I.B. Tauris. The collection contains 12 essays that each contribute new knowledge to the field of film festival studies. The authors in this volume represent Australia, France, Italy, Poland, Taiwan,… Read more »
Sometimes it’s more fun to learn about movies and TV shows than to make them. That’s what students do in FTDM’s newly launched Cinema and Media Studies major. They learn to critically analyze all sorts of media offerings, ranging from films to streaming video and virtual reality. In the process, they discover how individuals and societies… Read more »
Krys Boyd graduated from the then Radio, TV, Film department in 1993, now known as FTDM. If you regularly listen to the DFW radio station KERA Radio 90.1 FM, an NPR station, then you have most likely tuned into the talk show Think at some point. In 2006, Krys became the host of the talk show,… Read more »
FTDM associate professor Tricia Jenkins delivered a public lecture in November 2016 as part of Texas A&M International University’s Presidential Lecture Series. It focused on the ways the CIA has worked with Hollywood to shape its public perception through film and television. Professor Jenkins also delivered the final lecture of the Lennox Speaker Series on… Read more »
The Analyzing the 1950s: Media, Politics, Culture Conference will take place at TCU on Saturday, November 15, 2014. This daylong academic event promises to provide an intellectually stimulating investigation into the complex phenomenon that was “The Fifties.” Jean Stuntz of West Texas A&M University will deliver the conference keynote address — titled “I Love Lucy… Read more »
