Posted: September 19, 2014
Just seven years after the Film and Video Studies Program formed at George Mason University, its faculty and staff are exceeding expectations this fall by welcoming its largest class in history and opening a high-tech lab for creating documentaries and videos.
Forty-six new faces joined the program this semester, says Giovanna Chesler, director of the FAVS program and Associate Professor in FAMS and Communication. “We thought we would have 150 students in the program this fall, but now we have around 175.”
... When asked why enrollment increased, Chesler says it’s because the word is out about the program, which is part of George Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts.
“It’s word of mouth,” she says. “The program is really catching on.” Film and Video Studies students have held internships with more than 40 organizations, so those in the industry are learning about what’s happening at Mason, Chesler says.
September 16, 2014