Assistant Professor Kai Swanson and 17 Elon students traveled to Park City, Utah, and Hollywood during Winter Term for an immersion experience into the film and entertainment industries. Seventeen Elon students, ranging from bright-eyed first-year students to upperclassmen on the cusp of graduation, traveled west during Winter Term to participate in The Sundance Film Festival Experience, studying the history and culture of the mainstream film industry and the independent film markets across the globe. As part of their Sundance Experience course, Elon students visited the popular Egyptian Theatre, an official screening venue of the Sundance Film Festival. Led by Kai Swanson, assistant professor of cinema and television arts, and supported by Cierra Seawright ’18, program coordinator for Elon in Los Angeles, students kicked off the short-term Isabella Cannon Global Education Center program in Los Angeles, delving into the city’s history and community. The class took tours of the timeless Sony Pictures Studios and The Studios at Paramount, where they received an up-close look at the soundstages where many of the major motion pictures of the last century have been filmed. The students also met with Elon alumni working in the film and entertainment industry, picking their brains on their […]