Media Arts
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Media Arts encompasses traditional media like broadcast journalism and film but also includes and encompasses exciting new media technologies. Media Arts explores digital film-making, social media content, podcasting, visual effects, creative writing and more. The old methods of sharing creative content and distributing news and information is being rapidly replaced by connected technology and inventiveness. It is important that tomorrow's leaders, artists, influencers, and creators are given every advantage in the transforming world of popular media.
Media Arts students produce original, creative audio and visual content using industry standard software and tools. In the process of this new creative process, Media Arts students collaborate with and become writers, actors, and technicians. Media Arts students gain experience in advertising, marketing, communication, and business. Media Arts students earn national recognized certifications in professional production technologies. Media Arts provides students artistic opportunities while teaching them marketable skills that are becoming vital to the global economy. This makes it a truly unique program unlike any other offered in a high school setting. |
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Dillon Lee is a graduate of the University of Alabama Huntsville with a degree in Secondary Education. After graduating, Mr. Lee spent time teaching history, government, and language arts before spending five years as Theatre Director at Cullman High School. He has also worked teaching AP history in Huntsville City and one year as a theatre director in Jefferson County at Pinson Valley High School. Mr. Lee has a long history of involvement in independent film, theatre, and production. He has consulted with independent filmmakers in North Alabama, Montgomery, Atlanta, and New Orleans.
He also has experience organizing community events, concerts, and charity galas in the Cullman and Birmingham communities. In 2012, Mr. Lee served as director, producer, and screenwriter on the first feature length film produced by an Alabama high school theatre department. The film, Joan: Maiden, Martyr, Warrior, Witch, went on to win Best Student Film at the 2013 River City Film Festival. Also, in 2013, Mr. Lee began a collaborative TV broadcast program at Cullman High School. This collaboration led to state level awards in multimedia production and from ALFA Insurance for commercial production.
Mr. Lee now employs these unique skills to the Media Arts program at Lee High School, creating a one-of-kind collaboration between broadcasting, digital content, cinematography, and all the performing arts.
He also has experience organizing community events, concerts, and charity galas in the Cullman and Birmingham communities. In 2012, Mr. Lee served as director, producer, and screenwriter on the first feature length film produced by an Alabama high school theatre department. The film, Joan: Maiden, Martyr, Warrior, Witch, went on to win Best Student Film at the 2013 River City Film Festival. Also, in 2013, Mr. Lee began a collaborative TV broadcast program at Cullman High School. This collaboration led to state level awards in multimedia production and from ALFA Insurance for commercial production.
Mr. Lee now employs these unique skills to the Media Arts program at Lee High School, creating a one-of-kind collaboration between broadcasting, digital content, cinematography, and all the performing arts.