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Our flagship Film, TV, & Theatre Production program led by a Tony and Emmy Award-winning Producer introduces students to the creative careers and technical aspects of the “3-P’s”: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - MTV went on the air on Aug. 1, 1981 with the words: “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” ...
05/15/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
MTV went on the air on Aug. 1, 1981 with the words: “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The first VJ described MTV as “the best of TV combined with the best of radio.” The first video broadcast by the music network was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Bugles.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - When the US government wanted to cut Public Television funds in 1969, the relatively unknow...
05/15/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
When the US government wanted to cut Public Television funds in 1969, the relatively unknown Mister Rogers went to Washington to speak before the senate. While the budget should have been cut, after his speech the funding instead jumped from $9 to $22 million.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -In 1963 for the first time in history, television surpasses newspapers as an information sou...
05/15/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
In 1963 for the first time in history, television surpasses newspapers as an information source. In a poll this year, 36% of Americans found TV to be a more reliable source than print, which was favored by 24%.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - Toto was paid more than some of the humans in 'The Wizard of Oz'Toto the dog, played by a f...
05/15/2022

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Toto was paid more than some of the humans in 'The Wizard of Oz'
Toto the dog, played by a female Cairn terrier named Terry, was paid $125 per week. Many of the film classic’s famous munchkins were paid $50 per week

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badgeSteven Spielberg’s first fil...
05/11/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
Steven Spielberg’s first film, “The Last Gunfight,” was nine minutes long and recorded on 8 mm film. It fulfilled the requirement to earn his photography merit badge for the Boy Scouts when he was just 11 years old.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - Stephen King is the living author with the most film adaptations36 of the author’s books ha...
05/11/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
Stephen King is the living author with the most film adaptations
36 of the author’s books have been turned into films. The first was “Carrie” in 1976, which was directed by Brian De Palma and became a box-office success. In a “Rolling Stone” interview, King said that 1986’s “Stand By Me” was his favorite adaptation.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - The White House has a movie theaterThe first film to screen at the White House, D.W. Griffi...
05/11/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
The White House has a movie theater
The first film to screen at the White House, D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation,” was screened in the main building. In 1942, when the East Wing of the White House was built, President Franklin D. Roosevelt turned the East Terrace cloakroom into a movie theater. The theater features 42 seats to accommodate the First Family and their guests.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT - The Hollywood sign once read ‘Hollywoodland’Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler buil...
05/11/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACT -
The Hollywood sign once read ‘Hollywoodland’
Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler built the sign in 1923. It started out as a $21,000 billboard for Chandler’s real estate development known as Hollywoodland. The sign was shortened to the one we all know in 1949.

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACTS - The film industry got its start in New JerseyThe American film industry began not in Calif...
05/11/2022

BEHIND THE SCENES FUN FACTS -
The film industry got its start in New Jersey
The American film industry began not in California but on the opposite coast. Many studios started out in the New Jersey towns of Bayonne and Fort Lee at the beginning of the 20th century, including famous names like Fox, Paramount, and Universal.

Success in the entertainment industry is a combination of a million things. To name a few, Perseverance, Competence and ...
05/10/2022

Success in the entertainment industry is a combination of a million things. To name a few, Perseverance, Competence and having great mentors. We're excited to share - Behind the Scenes!

Our flagship Film, TV, & Theatre Production program — led by a Tony and Emmy Award-winning Producer — introduces students to the creative and technical aspects of production (starting with the “3-P’s”: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production) that can lead to careers in the entertainment business.

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