Film and Media Arts

The Technical Skills That Film Alum Chris Tonick Learned at SMU Meadows Got Him His First Job

Film alum talks effects, editing and SMU by Hollis Byram (B.A. Public Relations & Strategic Communication and B.A. French ’18) Chris Tonick might not be a household name yet, but the movies he’s worked on certainly are. His résumé includes titles such as Straight Outta Compton (2015), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Shallows (2016)

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SMU Film and Media Studies Alum Lauren Hadaway Doesn’t Settle

by Hollis Byram (B.A. Public Relations & Strategic Communication and B.A. French ’18) SMU film alumna Lauren Hadaway’s résumé is impressive. Since graduating from Meadows in 2011 she has made a name for herself in Hollywood as a sound editor, working with remarkable teams on movies such as Justice League (2017), Warcraft: The Beginning (2016),

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“Welcome to Night Vale”: SMU Film Grad Student Examines Hit Podcast at 2018 Southwest Popular/American Culture Conference

Fans can’t get enough of podcast, novels, live shows and more  At the 39th annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 7-10, graduate film student Alec Petsche (M.A. May 2018) presented a paper on a hot new phenomenon. Titled “Welcome to Night Vale” as Consumable Paratext, his paper explored

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