Actress Andie MacDowell will be the first Hollywood luminary of the 2013 lineup for the Ringling College of Art and Design?s Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab.
Actress Andie MacDowell will be the first Hollywood visitor in the fourth season of the Ringling College of Art and Design?s Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab. / Photo courtesy RCAD
Others scheduled to participate in the fourth season of the program that brings film artists and experts to Sarasota to work with RCAD students include Billy Bob Thornton and Forest Whitaker. The latter is making a return trip following his participation in 2012.
?Andie McDowell?s experience in the industry will provide significant insight for our students and her willingness to engage with them is indicative of the growing interest our program is attracting,? said RCAD President Larry Thompson.
MacDowell is best known for her roles in ?sex, lies and videotape,? ?Four Weddings and a Funeral,? and ?Groundhog Day,? among others. She has also been an international apokesperson for L?Oreal Paris for more than 25 years.
Billy Bob Thornton
The actress was in the news recently when Hallmark announced she will star in ?Cedar Cove,? a feature-length movie which will serve as a pilot for the network?s first prime-time scripted series. ?Cedar Cove? is based on a series of books by Debbie Macomber; MacDowell will star as a small-town family court judge whose career directly impacts the obligations of her daily life. Both the movie and the series are scheduled to air next summer on the Hallmark Channel.
Forest Whitaker and RCAD president Larry Thompson during Whitaker?s visit in 2012 for the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab. / Photo courtesy RCAD
The Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, which began in 2010, has brought many prominent film names to the college for master classes, lectures, film screenings and direct student interaction and instruction. In addition to Whitaker, last season featured Edward Burns, James Woods, Elijah Wood, and Whit Stillman; prior visitors have included Andy Garcia, Martha Stewart, Paul Schiff, Ed Carrol, Ben Foster, Oren Moverman and Werner Herzog.
The program is a joint venture between RCAD and Future of Films, a company co-founded by Sarasota resident Sam Logan and David Shapiro of New York that explores the convergence between traditional and new media in production and content. Students participating in the Studio Lab learn the art and mechanics of visual storytelling, as well as receiving advice and guidance from leaders in the entertainment industry, as part of their core curriculum.
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