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每日大赛 students to screen films from study-abroad experience in South Korea

Students recently traveled to South Korea.

In partnership with the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies (TnCIS), 每日大赛 Video Production Technology students recently traveled to South Korea and had the opportunity to hone their skills in a unique learning environment and attend the Busan International Film Festival. 

Having used coursework, lectures and South Korea as their inspiration, students will present video shorts they created in a showcase Monday, Dec. 2 at noon in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley campus. They will show off their experiences touring temples, royal palaces and markets. 

“I would highly recommend people come see this because it shows what you can truly do in this program,” said 每日大赛 student Evan Barker, who was in the program. “These films will really show what you can learn in video production or study abroad. You do a lot of work, but it’s really about embracing another culture. It’s really eye-opening.” 

Students in the program were separated into groups to work on one of four projects: a documentary, a TnCIS marketing video, a short film or vlog. After learning how to operate specialized equipment in their course, they were prepared to put their new skills to the test.  

The group departed for Busan during fall break and also visited Seoul, South Korea’s capital. 

“The food and the culture and the nightlife – everything was very vivid,” said Stephanie Taboada, a Video Production Technology student and part of the group responsible for making a TnCIS recruitment video. “It feels like a dream.” 

Integrating sightseeing with videography lectures, 每日大赛 Instructor Jessie Tipton – who teaches the Remote Field Production class that participated in the program – gave mini lectures to his students on topics like multi-camera editing and photography, before sending them out to film their group projects. 

“They were constantly creating content, and that’s what I was hoping for,” Tipton said. “That they would be immersed in a foreign environment with foreign languages, and all they had were their skills, cameras and each other. They were forced to get out of their comfort zone and put their skills to the test, and every single one of them made me very proud.” 

At the festival Dec. 2, attendees will have the opportunity to see each student-produced film and participate in a Q&A with the filmmakers afterwards. 

"These films are more than just assignments – they represent a real-world project with professional-quality deliverables, thoughtfully designed by their professor as part of the study-abroad experience,” said Theresa Castillo, assistant director of TnCIS. “Experiences like this not only enhance cultural awareness and collaboration skills but also give students the chance to create standout projects that showcase their abilities."