Department of Communication & Theatre Arts
Storytelling and Film: Senior Experience
Old Dominion University
Welcome
This communal ePortfolio project captures our journey in filmmaking in Spring 2026 partnered with Next Generation Storytellers. Documenting the production of our class film, this space is a collaborative effort that reflects our growth.
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The Storytelling and Film Senior Experience course seeks to provide students with practical techniques of the filmmaking process, with an emphasis on hands-on experience through work-integrated learning. Students experience pre-production, production, and post-production phases while creating a product to be entered in regional and national competitions.
Students will actively engage in all stages of the filmmaking process, ranging from script development and analysis, production planning, shot composition and framing, and working with actors and crew. The course integrates industry-relevant practices, providing opportunities to work with film industry professionals.
The Storytellers
This experience is guided by a team of dedicated faculty and industry professionals who believe that students learn best when they create, collaborate, and take bold creative risks.
Department of Communication & Theatre arts film faculty Carolina Conte brings her expertise in teaching and mentoring emerging filmmakers, while Jacob Young, Trent Garrett, and Richard Dane Scott of Next Generation Storytellers share their professional insight and hands-on guidance from years in the industry.
Together, they create a learning environment where students are not only supported but also challenged to discover their voices as storytellers.
We invite you to meet the storytellers behind this course, and learn more about the students whose creativity and budding expertise make this project come alive.
