Film School Partnerships

Many of the filmmakers in the Emerging Filmmakers Program are film students, and over the past year, we've begun partnering directly with their schools. Boston University's film department was the first to incorporate the program in their Broadband Television course, and this spring, Flashpoint Academy and Charles Sturt University have assigned Howcast videos to their production students.

Howcast provides students with vetted scripts, prerecorded voice-overs, a graphics package, and royalty-free music tracks, and encourages students to be as creative as possible envisioning how to shoot and edit their spots. From storyboard through post-production, students work with their professors, classmates, and the Howcast team to craft their videos. They refine their production skills as they learn to balance creativity with instructional value and client expectations.

When their videos are submitted for approval, the students receive feedback from Howcast producers -- a team with combined decades of industry experience -- and fine-tune their spots until they're ready to go live on Howcast.com and across Howcast's distribution network.

Every school is different, so we're working with each to tailor the program to their needs, whether it be integrated with a course, offered as an extra-credit activity, or done as a group project. For more information, contact emergingfilmmakers@howcast.com.

Featured School Channels

Check out each school's customized channel featuring their students' great work!

Boston University

The official Howcast Channel of the Film and Television Department at Boston University's College of Communication. This channel features Howcast videos made by Boston University students! The Film and Television Department at Boston University offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in all manner of film and television production. From screenwriting to TV management to film studies, students can pursue a variety of courses and potential careers. The Film and Television Department is housed within the College of Communication, through which students also have the opportunity to study in Los Angeles as part of the college's Internship in LA Program.
Visit Boston University on Howcast...

Flashpoint Academy

Seize the opportunity and discover the place where a digital dream becomes a direction in life; where creative minds unite to redefine an industry. In the heart of Chicago, a college the likes of which has never been imagined. Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences. This is Flashpoint's channel where second-year students are showcasing their stellar spots for the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program!
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Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University's School of Visual and Performing Arts boasts outstanding facilities including a 250-seat theatre for public performance, situated in the heart of the City of Wagga Wagga. Television Production students have access to broadcast quality equipment including a fully operational television studio and edit suites. Welcome to the official CSU Howcast channel where Television Production students are showcasing their fantastic spots for the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program!
Visit Charles Sturt University on Howcast...