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9:00am PDT

Digital Color Correction and Power Window Techniques

Sunday April 19, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

This panel explores the art and science of Premiere Pro color correction, focusing on the transformative role of power window techniques in modern post-production. Color correction shapes a film's mood, narrative, and visual coherence, while power windows allow precise control over specific frame areas, enabling targeted adjustments to exposure, contrast, and hue.
Moderator: Timothy D. Sorel, University of Florida

Moderators

Timothy Sorel

Professor, University of Florida

Sunday April 19, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
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Production Aesthetics & Criticism, Workshop | BEA, Workshop | Filmmaker Spotlight, Workshop

10:15am PDT

Engaging the Digital Natives: Teaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha

Sunday April 19, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

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Teaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha is challenging due to their digital-native mindset, shorter attention spans, and unique cultural influences. Gen Z (born 1997–2012) and Gen Alpha (born 2013–2025) are immersed in technology, often prioritizing instant gratification and multitasking over deep focus. This panel will discuss learning styles, incorporating tech-savvy tools like apps or videos while combating distractions from devices. Additionally, the panel may include mental health concerns, social pressures and global uncertainties.
Moderator: Timothy D. Sorel, University of Florida
Panelists: Michael Carvaines, University of Florida
Larry Tung, Fashion Institute of Technology
Katherine C. Irwin, Auburn University at Montgomery Department of Communication & Theatre

Moderators

Timothy Sorel

Professor, University of Florida

Speakers

Katherine C. Irwin

Senior Lecturer of Communication and Journalism, Auburn University at Montgomery

LARRY TUNG

Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor
Department of Marketing Communications
FashionInstitute ofTechnology
Documentary filmmaker

Michael Carvaines

Lecturer, Media Production, University of Florida

Sunday April 19, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
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Curriculum Assessment & Administration, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | New Faculty & Graduate Student Spotlight, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

11:30am PDT

Strategies for Success in Academic Filmmaking

Sunday April 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

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Academic filmmaking presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges, requiring creativity, collaboration, and resourcefulness. This panel explores practical strategies for success in academic filmmaking, including identifying and securing funding, cultivating productive and mutually beneficial collaborations with students, leveraging institutional resources and expertise, and building partnerships with campus and community organizations.

Moderator: Brian Graves, Florida State University
Panelists: Jaime L Jacobsen, Colorado State University
Marty Lang, Mississippi State University
Greg Luft, Colorado State University

Moderators

Brian Graves

Florida State University

Speakers

Gregory N. Luft

Colorado State University

Marty Lang

Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University

Marty Lang is an Assistant Professor of Communication, Media & Theatre at Mississippi State University. He attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with a B.A. in Journalism and covering entertainment for the New York Times. He holds M.F.A. degrees in Film Production from... Read More →

Jaime Jacobsen

Associate Professor, Colorado State University

Jaime Jacobsen is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Communication and the Director of the Center for Science Communication at Colorado State University. She is an award-winning filmmaker whose creative work and scholarship explores the intersection of scientific, cultural... Read More →

Sunday April 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
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Documentary, Workshop | BEA, Workshop | Filmmaker Spotlight, Workshop | New Faculty & Graduate Student Spotlight, Workshop

12:45pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Documentary Competition

Sunday April 19, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT

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Join us for this series of sessions showcasing the work of our Festival of Media Arts Student and Graduate Student Documentary winners.

Moderator: Kirstin Pellizzao, Arizona State University

Graduate Student Documentary
Best of Festival: Rio Harper, Dian Ling, Nicole Cummings & Nathan Olszewski; Syracuse University; Piloting the Past into the Future

Micro-Documentary Category
1st Place: Tyler Schockemoehl & Cale Childs, University of Oklahoma; Brick by Brick

Short-Form Documentary Category
Award of Excellence: Keaton Schallhorn & Jonathan Miller, University of Oklahoma; Knights of Norman

Moderators

Kirstin Pellizzaro

Assistant Teaching Professor, Arizona State University

Speakers

Keaton Schallhorn

University of Oklahoma;

Tyler Schockemoehl

University of Oklahoma

Rio Harper

Syracuse University

Dian Ling

Syracuse University

Nathan Olszewski

Syracuse University

Nicole Cummings

Syracuse University

Sunday April 19, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT
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Documentary, Festival of Media Arts | BEA, Festival of Media Arts | Student Spotlight, Festival of Media Arts

2:00pm PDT

Are we obsolete or just our techniques?

Sunday April 19, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

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Historically, teaching media skills was the domain of former professionals entering higher education to share their experience with future professionals. Student motivation was often to achieve lifelong dreams, and instructor motivation was to help in that pursuit. Now many students have little interest in traditional media, rarely consume it, and routinely use tools that automate and simplify previously specialized skills. Professors and industry professionals consider the implications of a changed media landscape and student culture.
Moderator: Glenn Hubbard, East Carolina University
Panelists: Frank A. Aycock, Appalachian State University
Charlie Gee, Lincoln Memorial University
Kristopher Cook, Portly Pup Productions/Fox Sports 1
Richard Vogel, retired from Culver Stockton College

Moderators

Glenn Hubbard

Professor, East Carolina University

Speakers

Rick David Vogel

retired from Culver Stockton College

I am a dad, a husband, and a teacher. I love my daughter and my wife (Mandi and Beth). I was born and raised in New York. My favorite color is blue, my daughter tells me and I love the Yankees. I live in Iowa. That always amazes me--I live in Iowa

I am married to a beautiful pharmacist. I have an awesome, My daughter, who wrote this blurb, is wonderful, beautiful, amazing, and clever. I am in Iowa. That is still hard to believe. I'm in Iowa? Really... Read More →

Frank A. Aycock

Professor, Appalachian State University

Kristopher Cook

Owner/DOP/Voice Actor, Portly Pup Productions

Are questions a burden?

Charlie Gee

Lincoln Memorial University

Sunday April 19, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
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Production Aesthetics & Criticism, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

3:15pm PDT

Decolonizing the Documentary: Reframing Gaze, Voice, and Process

Sunday April 19, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

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From the early explorers and ethnographic filmmakers such as Robert Flaherty in Nanook of the North, through projects like the BBC’s Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus, and into the present day, documentary has carried a long and often ignoble history of colonial representation. These works, while influential in the canon, too often reproduce a white or outsider gaze, casting communities as objects of study rather than as active participants in the telling of their own stories.

This panel takes as its starting point the urgent need to interrogate and reimagine documentary practices. We ask: How can we be more intentional in decentering the white gaze in our work? What strategies exist to resist exoticizing or “othering” participants, while still engaging in meaningful storytelling? And what does a community-based production process truly look like—one in which participants are not only subjects, but collaborators and co-authors of their narratives?
Moderator: Dominique Taylor, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Panelists: Yonatan Tewelde, Penn State Harrisburg
Tula Goenka, Syracuse University
Dominique Taylor, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Colin Lasu, Central State

Moderators

Dominique Taylor

Assistant Professor, New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Speakers

Tula Goenka

Professor & Grad Director; Television, Radio and Film; Newhouse School, Syracuse University

Professor; Filmmaker; Author; Social Justice Activist; Cancer Survivor; TEDx; Mom of Humans/Dog.

Yonatan Tewelde

Assistant Professor, Penn State Harrisburg

Colin Lasu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Communication, Central State University

Sunday April 19, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
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Documentary, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | Filmmaker Spotlight, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

4:30pm PDT

Media Management & Content Strategies Division - Top Research Presentation

Sunday April 19, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT

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Moderators: Salma El Ghetany , American University in Cairo
Rasha Allam , American University in Cairo

Open Competition
1st Place: Tang Tang, Kent State University; Roger Cooper, Ohio University; Yanni Liu, Kent State University; Active within Structures: Testing a Model of Audience Behavior via Five Summer Olympics

2nd Place: Glenn Cummins, Texas Tech University; What’s Being Taught about Media Research: A Survey of Program Administrators and Faculty

3rd Place: Azade Asadi Damavandi, Bowling Green State University; Louisa Ha, Bowling Green State University; Measuring Trust in News Media: A Multidimensional Model Based on the News Ecosystem

Moderators

Media Management & Content Strategies, Research/Theory | BEA, Research/Theory

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