Sustainable TV: Producing Environmental Media

In this project-based course, we will collaborate to produce a nonfiction television program discussing sustainability and energy issues. Students will collectively serve all roles in the project, from research and writing, to shooting and editing, resulting in a team-based environment with tight deadlines. Visiting filmmakers and experts will offer project guidance, with the final project shown on local cable, online, and possibly in conjunction with the PBS series Planet Forward. Students will be selected by application to create a team with a range of experience and expertise – prior video production or environmental studies experience is preferred but not required. (Approval required, application available at http://go.middlebury.edu/sustainabletv)