Multiple award-winning acclaimed actor, director and producer Tim Reid, along with other members of the Legacy Media Institute of Petersburg, Va., are at Jackson State University presenting a two-week master class on filmmaking to 11 aspiring young multimedia students in mass communications in the College of Liberal Arts.
Reid, best known for his roles in the television series Frank’s Place, Sister Sister, and more recently Tremé, will choose two students from this first master class at JSU to join LMI in London for a two-week film workshop in June. JSU students also will present their work in a public screening on Friday, May 29 at the JSU Student Center Theatre at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Elayne Hayes Anthony, director of mass communications at JSU, said, “We are very happy to host the Tim Reid Legacy Media Institute first master class on filmmaking at JSU. Students will be given experience in every aspect of filmmaking. We are pleased to have award-winning actor Tim Reid as the instructor for this course.”
The London workshop participants will produce their own short narrative film to be screened in front of a UK audience in the BFI-Southbank theater on Saturday, June 20, in conjunction with BFI’s African Odyssey Film Programme.
Under Reid’s guidance, participants will be exposed to expert advice of other established industry professionals such as award-winning cinematographer John Simmons, the American Society of Cinematographers, and UK’s award-winning actor and director Burt Caesar. Other industry professionals will also join the group to cover directing, acting, animation, marketing and promotions.
LMI was created as a support system for diverse, independent film artists with a state-of-the-art facility, providing training in filmmaking, business and media production.
LMI is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to bringing together leading professionals in the film and television industry, outstanding actors, and young men and woman who wish to pursue a career in the entertainment media. The LMI-BFI workshop, unparalleled among the black British filmmaking community, creates a unique exchange where participants collaborate with top Hollywood and UK industry professionals to refine their filmmaking skills.