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Video and Film Production, Live Production Concentration, B.S.

The Live Production Concentration of the Bachelor of Science in Video and Film Production is offered by the Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment at MTSU. The Live Production program has 30 years of experience with live sports production. In a typical semester, this program produces more than two dozen live sports broadcasts with all student crews鈥攎any of which are aired nationwide on ESPN and other channels. Twice in the last six years, students in the program have been recognized for the best student-produced sports broadcast in the nation by a sports industry trade association. This program also produces a variety of in-studio and on-location music concerts, dance, and theatrical events and other live, special-events.

Live Video Production Facilities

The Live Production Concentration also gives students the opportunity to learn live event production utilizing over 800 LED panels and a $900,000 XR/VR stage. Students learn to design, rig, and operate for live concert events. Many of our graduates are on tour with such acts as Post Malone, Def Leppard, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and more. The Live Production program emphasizes hands-on learning experiences. Facilities include a 40-foot mobile television production lab; two production studios including a 3,000-square-foot TV studio; an equipment checkout system for students with a variety of on-location production equipment; video editing facilities; a Foley lab; and 360-degree virtual reality facilities. The program is one of the only college programs in the world where students learn to do hands-on work with large-scale LED and XR/VR video walls.

Opportunities

The Live Production program offers substantial co-curricular opportunities for its students. This includes a student-staffed production company that produces, manages, and crews live television broadcasts; and a student-run television station where students produce the programming and manage the station. These opportunities are available to students from their first semester onward. Productions with GRAMMY-winning music artists, the Nashville Symphony, and Bonnaroo are regular class projects. Outside of class, Video and Film Production has student organizations that create film and television and a student-run TV station where students produce the programming and manage the station.

Concentrations and Minors

Students may choose a concentration in Filmmaking or Live Production. Live Production has great power to entertain, inform, or influence. Technology has now made it possible for essentially any industry or organization to harness this power to connect with their audiences, customer, constituents, or students. MTSU's Video and Film Production students learn the art of cinematic storytelling and how to apply those skills to any genre 鈥� theatrical films, documentaries, television, music videos, commercials, web content, streaming platforms, instructional films, etc. An impressive array of facilities offers students boundless hands-on experience, with a large stock of professional-quality field production gear, postproduction labs and suites, foley and audio facilities, and a large sound stage.

Live Production students can build upon their unique talents and interests by combining this major with related minors such as Animation, Audio Production, Interactive Media, Media Management, and others. This program is a good fit for students who like to collaborate in teams of experts in the media production industry. Primary career paths include creative, technical, and managerial positions.

MTSU's B.S. in Video and Film Production degree, with a Live Production concentration, considers all these aspects, reinforces them with a foundation of media theory and a 4-year degree to produce graduates who can successfully enter the marketplace and advance through long-term careers. The program boasts a well-developed and flexible curriculum that enables students to focus on their strengths. Inspiring and experienced faculty deliver exciting classes inside and outside the classrooms and labs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is live event production?

Live Production comprises both multi-camera television program production such as live sports, live television concerts, in-studio programs such as talk shows, music shows, cooking shows, exercise shows, and the like. It also includes LED wall building and content creation for concert tour production.

What types of production degrees can I earn?

At MTSU, you can earn a Video and Film degree with a concentration in Live Production or 鈥�Video and Film鈥� or a concentration in Filmmaking.

What can I do with a degree in live production?

You can quickly become employed in the television and/or concert tour production industries.

How can I become a live event producer?

Enter the field upon graduation and work your way up!

How can I get into live TV production?

Get your degree at MTSU, be actively involved in all the opportunities that we offer, and have an internship in the field during your junior/senior years.

If you live in one of these states: AL GA; you may be able to attend MTSU at in-state rates under the Academic Common Market program.