FILMMAKING & MEDIA STUDIES
The Media Studies program at Sacred Heart Greenwich offers students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on, real-world environment. After a year in the Intro to Filmmaking elective, Upper School students can specialize in Multimedia Production, Creative Filmmaking or Real World Filmmaking. The annual Film Festival allows students to share their work with a wide audience. Media Studies provides the foundation for a lifelong journey as many of our alumnae pursue careers in the field. Students learn from alumnae as class speakers and mentors via the Alumnae Media Network.
Who We Are
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AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM
Broadcast Journalism is a real world, hands-on experience for students of all ages. Students regularly receive local, national, and international awards for their videos.
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"TODAY FROM THE HEART" and the FILM FESTIVAL
Broadcast students produce a monthly news show, "Today from the Heart," using an actual set from the Today Show. Students in all four classes produce videos that can be entered into our annual film festival.
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OUR CLASSES
Broadcast Journalism is a popular elective in the Upper School. Students begin by taking Into to Filmmaking, and then they may choose one of three classes:Broadcast Journalism, Creative Filmmaking, or Real World Filmmaking.
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EMPOWERING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE
Broadcast Journalism is not merely an elective at our school… it is the first step of a lifelong journey for many students. Our alumnae go on to study at top media and filmmaking programs. We connect students with media professionals and internships to help our alumnae pursue careers in communications, media, and filmmaking.
Broadcast Journalism News
![NBC Journalists bring their stories to the Heart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667576156/cshgreenwichorg/sgbnqygupnubxvvsmvad/llamas-900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1667576156/cshgreenwichorg/sgbnqygupnubxvvsmvad/llamas-900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1667576156/cshgreenwichorg/sgbnqygupnubxvvsmvad/llamas-900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667576156/cshgreenwichorg/sgbnqygupnubxvvsmvad/llamas-900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Mr. and Mrs. Llamas shared their passion and advice with potential journalists.
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Film director Ms. Abigail Horton visited the Sacred Heart Greenwich Creative Filmmaking and Real World Filmmaking classes on October 17
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Five student films screened in Times Square at the AMC Empire 25 during the All-American High School Film Festival.
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New Canaan High School hosted the 8th Annual New Age Film Festival on June 1, 2022 for filmmakers from across Fairfield County. Sacred Heart Greenwich students took home top prizes in all six categories
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The Educational Access Awareness Awards sponsored by the Area 9 Cable Council (A9CC) and Altice were announced May 25 and include 14 awards for Sacred Heart Greenwich students.
Broadcast Journalism by the Numbers
12 of 18
awards won by Sacred Heart students in the 2018 Greenwich Youth Film Festival, open to students in Fairfield County, Westchester County, and New York City
94+
alumnae working in TV news, communications, filmmaking, or social media
77
students in the program, up from just 7 at the program's inception in 2001
559
awards won in local, national, and international competitions by filmmaking students since the opening of the studio
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