History of the GVSU Film/Video major PART 1 of 2

To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU

Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explores the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.

Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.

RELEVANT LINKS:
Barbara Roos documentary about William James College: An Unfinished Conversation: 
https://vimeo.com/user749003

Article by Deanna Morse about William James: An Unfinished Conversation
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1459&context=gvr

PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship