Industry Connections

8 09, 2014

Internship Profile: Weber

September 8th, 2014|Industry Connections, Internship, Live Broadcasts, Students|

Benjamin Weber was one of three students to complete a summer internship at Mankato’s CBS-affiliated television station, KEYC-TV. As a production assistant, Ben learned how to floor direct–relaying messages between the anchor and director via headset. […]

8 09, 2014

Internship Profile: Alberts

September 8th, 2014|Industry Connections, Internship, Students|

Becca Alberts just returned to Mankato from a summer in Hollywood where she completed a visual effects (vfx) internship with film studio Paramount Pictures. […]

4 09, 2014

Internship Profile: Bruss

September 4th, 2014|Animation, Industry Connections, Internship, Students|

Aimee Bruss just finished her summer internship at Sunstone Creative Group, Inc. in Mankato, Minnesota. At Sunstone, Aimee worked on a number of logo animations for clients and for the company itself. She also assisted when filming on location and learned more about shooting with a DSLR camera. […]

4 09, 2014

Brian Christiansen lands ESPN internship

September 4th, 2014|Industry Connections, Internship, Students|

We heartily congratulate Brian Christiansen on being selected for an elite internship with ESPN! Brian was one of only six interns chosen from a pool of 18,000 applicants. It was a five month process from his initial application to the offer, with five phone interviews along the way. […]

2 09, 2014

Fall stunts reach out to agencies

September 2nd, 2014|Industry Connections, Student Projects, Students|

For students looking to join the design community, industry connections are highly valuable. This is why media arts professor Kurt Paulsen does what he calls a “stunt” project in his Visual Communication class. […]

17 03, 2014

Media Week 2014

March 17th, 2014|Community Outreach, Film Festival, Industry Connections|

In the days leading up to the 2014 Speechless Film Festival, Bethany is celebrating Media Week, 2014. One of our goals with this year’s Media Week is to help students from other areas of interest see the wide range of careers within the field of media. […]

12 09, 2013

Internship profile: Brands

September 12th, 2013|Industry Connections, Internship, Students|

Landon Brands recently completed his 11-week internship at CRASH+SUES in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a marketing intern, Landon worked as a production assistant on live action shoots, created mock-ups and proof of concept videos, shot still and video assets for projects, researched and developed concepts, and more. […]

12 09, 2013

Groups established for fall stunts

September 12th, 2013|Industry Connections, Student Projects|

With only two years of graduating seniors, we’re the new guys on the creative scene. But we don’t let that stop us from being noticed! We’ve found that our unique position allows us the opportunity to introduce ourselves in a compelling way to the agencies that inspire our work. […]

10 09, 2013

Internship profile: Evans

September 10th, 2013|Industry Connections, Internship, Students|

In 2013, Aaron Evans completed his second summer internship in Los Angeles. His summer was spent at Troika Design Group as an animation intern working 50 hours a week for 11 weeks. […]

5 09, 2013

PromaxBDA Conference 2013

September 5th, 2013|Industry Connections, Student Awards|

The PromaxBDA annual conference has historically been a big event for the media arts department, and the 2013 conference was no different. A record number of students, professors, and staff members flew to Los Angeles, California, to enjoy a week of inspirational showcases, illuminating talks, and networking. […]