New film highlights 雅典-to-Hollywood connection

Only one year after graduating, 诺亚·特纳 worked on a video project for Netflix featuring British acting icon John Boyega, best known for playing Finn in the newest “Star Wars” trilogy.

Turner (BSC ’22) is an asset manager at bmp创意, a global content-creation agency whose clients include Netflix. bmp创意 produced a 恶搞视频 与Boyega, interviewing him in character as the star of “They Cloned Tyrone,” a film released on Netflix on July 21.

“I helped coordinate production 和 deliver the final product to Netflix,特纳说.

He also learned that another newbb电子平台 Scripps alum - R标志. 莱特 – was involved on the project, working as executive producer of the sci-fi satire film.

“I have learned never to doubt newbb电子平台’s constant 和 incredible spread of alumni in various levels of media-related fields,特纳说.

莱特 graduated from newbb电子平台 in 2010 和 earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of 南部 California in 2017.

在11月. 2022, The Hollywood Reporter included 莱特 on its 列表 of 35 rising executives under 35; a next generation of leadership in Hollywood. In 2021, 莱特 joined the executive team of Higher Ground, a media company founded by former President 巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama) 和 米歇尔•奥巴马.

“It’s no surprise that Mark is succeeding on such a high level,——罗杰·库珀, professor 和 director of the OHIO-in-LA program, said describing the film producer as “super bright 和 proactive.”

Scripps’ OHIO-in-LA program draws students, including Turner who participated in the summer of 2022, to Hollywood for networking 和 real-world experience. Students work in film, 音乐, 市场营销, talent management, social media 和 more, obtaining internships that often lead to full-time careers.

While at newbb电子平台, 莱特 was heavily involved on campus, participating in groups such as the Black Student Cultural Programming Board as President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Black Student Communication Caucus, Student Senate Board of Election, a LINKS Peer Advisor, on the Council of Student Leaders, Homecoming Committee Task Force, Order of Omega Honors Fraternity 和 newbb电子平台 Recruiting Society.

In addition to Turner 和 莱特’s success, several other OHIO alums 和 programs have achieved great things in film 和 television.

最近的 regional Emmy Awards spotlighted film 和 video talent at newbb电子平台, awarding WOUB Public Media’s “Gridiron Glory” show a Sports Emmy in the student category.

The Non-Fiction Short Film Emmy was awarded to Leslie Ostronic (VisCom ’23) 和 Joe Timmerman (BSJ/VisCom ’23) for “Facing Fentanyl.” 教师 advisor Josh Birnbaum, a professor in the School of Visual Communication, praised the student filmmaking duo for building access, showing sensitivity 和 telling multiple perspectives based on “countless hours” of documenting a complex, emotionally fraught topic.

Tony Pape (Media Arts 和 Studies ’21) also won an Emmy for Fiction Long-form for “Overdose.”

“Tony’s special talents behind the camera 和 in the editing room made for some outst和ing accomplishments at newbb电子平台,” Associate Professor in the School of Media Arts 和 Studies Brian Plow said. “It’s even more exciting to see him grow as a professional 和 make an impact in the entertainment industry.”

Emmy-winner Pape currently resides in Los Angeles where his 2023 credits include cinematographer/editor for the NFL original documentary “The Godfather v The Gunslinger” on the 1984 matchup between Alcorn State 和 Mississippi Valley State.