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Media Day Coming to COC

By COC Cougar News Online Staff | Monday, Jan 30, 2012

This is the first year Media Day will be held at College of the Canyons.

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More than 200 students are signed up for a special meet and greet with professionals from the worlds of journalism, film, animation and sound arts this weekend.

College of the Canyons and West Ranch High School have teamed up to host the 3rd annual Media Day Saturday, Feb. 4th.

The event is free and will begin at 8:00 am with a continental breakfast near the COC amphitheater, followed by 3 different one hour sessions that students will attend.

Scheduled to appear our several anchors and reporters from KABC-7, KTLA-TV and other media outlets. In addition, independent filmmakers including Mike Ott who directed “Little Rock” and “Analog Days”, will share what it takes to make it in a very competitive film business.

Hollywood screenplay writer Ron Mita whose credits include, Robots, Swat, and Sniper 2, and “Franklin and Bash”, editor Mark Bougeois and sound engineer Mike Mazzetti will also share their experiences in the film and television industries.

Animators who excel in hand drawn animation and computer animation will also take part as will Sound designer John Lacroix.

The event will end around noon with a luncheon for presenters and other VIP’s in the COC Art Gallery.

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