Photography, Film, and Animation News

Guest essay by Christye Sisson, associate professor of photographic sciences, published by The Conversation.

Alexandra Gataeva, a fourth-year Fine Art Photography student, was featured in a handful of exhibits in the U.S. and Greece over the summer.

Middle and high school teachers acquired new technological tools to advance the digital components of their curriculums during a weeklong workshop taught by School of Design faculty. 

USA Today features visual engineer Steve Giralt '07 (professional photographic illustration).

ESPN's "The Undefeated" series features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

RIT Motion Picture Science continued a trend of its alumni and students being recognized by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

College of Art and Design faculty and staff led a workshop educating Rochester City School District art teachers on portfolio requirements and the art of photographing portfolio pieces. 

Six recently graduated motion picture science students from RIT’s College of Art and Design wove together the captivating videos for a museum exhibit at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the nonprofit cultural center located at the National Register Historic Site of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, N.Y.

You do what? From accountant to the stars to sustainable chocolate producer, RIT alumni have some pretty cool careers. Read about Pari Dukovic ’06 (professional photographic illustration), a former staff photographer for The New Yorker who now takes commissions from publications all over the world.

Thirty years after the Center for Imaging Science building was dedicated, it is now home to more than 150 students studying imaging science at the undergraduate and graduate level.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features William Snyder, professor and chair, photojournalism program.

Kirk Lansman '11 (3D Digital Design) has worked at DreamWorks Animation since graduating, first as a character technical director and now as a software engineer.