St. Augustine's University News November 3, 2011 Film and Communication Students Visited by Career Professionals Guy Gastor, Director of the North Carolina Film Office, and Troy McNish, an SAU alumnus and Live Events Coordinator at Red Hat, were special guests recently in the School of Arts and Communication in the Seby B. Jones Fine Arts Building. Gastor discussed North Carolina's $410 million (and growing) film industry and the various types of job opportunities for professionals and students majoring in media, communications, film, business, accounting, and other areas. He also provided a behind-the-scenes look at movies filmed in North Carolina, including "Iron Man," "The Conjuring," and the 2021 horror feature, "Halloween Kills." A myriad of good shooting locations and government incentives have made Wilmington, North Carolina a film-making hub that attracts production companies from across the country. McNish, who studied film and theater at SAU in the 1990s, discussed his experiences in the film industry as a photographer, screenwriter, videographer, and producer. He produced his first feature short film while still a student and eventually worked on Nollywood films. For more information about the School of Arts and Communications, contact Dean Kaye Evans, Professor Dan Holly, or Professors Johnson and Gustafson. Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/