IMPACT A P U B LICAT IO N O F R EGE N T UN I V E R SI T Y
VOL. 5 ISSUE 6 JUNE 2014
REGENT TEAMS WITH VETERAN HOLLYWOOD ACTOR CORBIN BERNSEN ON FEATURE FILM PROJECTS
S tar Power egent University’s School of Communication & the Arts (SCA) has a big vision—one that puts Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry clearly in its sights. “We want to be in a place of making feature films, possibly every year,” says SCA dean, Dr. Mitch Land. “Regent is now committed to using films as major learning opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students who wish to be involved at every level of visual storytelling: from writing the story, to directing and producing, and to acting in major and minor roles.”
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While that vision may appear a bit lofty for a university located in Virginia Beach, Va., Regent has won more than 350 national and international film awards, including two Student Academy Awards, since its founding in 1978. Land says SCA has moved to the next level and is ready to dive into feature filmmaking:
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“Last year, we launched the Hollywood Experience, (a two-week, total-immersion screenwriting study program in Los Angeles), and this year, we completed the soundproofing of our film stage and made a short mini-series on the set. Even today, that set is being used to broadcast Christian programming into the developing world.” For help to fulfill this vision, Regent went looking for a partner with decades of Hollywood experience. They found one in Emmy- and Golden Globenominated actor Corbin Bernsen. Best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnie Becker on L.A. Law and prima
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