NNU Mass Comm: Fusing Art & Literature

  • Writing
  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Crewing
  • Film & Television

Artists tell their stories with light, color, and shapes.  Musicians use tones, timing, and tempo.  Writers employ word choice, subtext, and metaphor in their storytelling.
     In the Mass Communications major at NNU, we fuse all of these into one art form which has far greater impact than the sum of its parts.  We combine image, sound, and text and put them in motion -- juxtaposing each against the other, and against itself, to tell stories which challenge the intellect, excite the imagination, and heal the spirit. 
     We do that through the mediums of film and television.
     Welcome to Mass Comm.  We're here to tell stories, and to tell them well, by combining the tools of the artist, musician, and writer.  We're here to enrich lives by learning to communicate, entertain, and impact.  We're here to help students create new worlds, or comment on those that already exist.
     We're here, to touch lives, and to teach our students how to do the same.
     Explore the links on the left and those below to discover who we are, what we teach, and how we approach the business of education.  Then come and visit us -- work with us on a film shoot, sit in on a few classes, talk to us about your dreams.  See for yourself what Fusing Art & Literature is all about. 

Just Wrapped: Recent Mass Comm News

  • A 48 foot production truck was recently donated to the department.  This fully functional mobile broadcast studio was given to the department by NetWest Communications Group.  The truck's last job before being dropped off at NNU was for ESPN.
  • A professional grip from Hollywood held a Grip Olympics for Mass Comm students
  • Mass Comm alumnus Lynelle recently began work at her internship for DreamWorks Animation.
  • Mass Comm students and faculty were awarded the prestigious Telly Award for excellence in television, for their 2007 production of "An Idaho Family Christmas."  Read the whole story here.
  • Mass Comm students and faculty returned on June 3rd from a three week tour of Europe, where they visited major cities and small towns.  The four-credit class looked at "Art, Music, Literature and History as they intersect with Film."  Discussions and assignments were held over late night dinners as the group traveled to London, Paris, Berlin, Rothenburg (Germany), Salzburg (Austria), Venice, and Rome.

In Production: Happening Right Now in Mass Comm

  • The Advanced Directing class is preparing for their final projects, to be shot on 16mm.
  • Students from Mass Communications and the Journalism department are in production of a kid's news television program set to begin Februrary 14th. Episodes will be aired across Idaho and portions of surrounding states.

Films of the Future: What's Coming Up in Mass Comm

  • Several students and faculty members will be attending the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas this April.