Reimagining Film and Digital Media Education in Connecticut: A Vision for Creative Content Production Across Three Branches
2025┃Pages: #20

Abstract
This manifesto embodies a unified vision among educational professionals and degree-granted programs that support a robust Digital Media talent pipeline in the State of Connecticut. The document was produced by 17 higher education faculty and reviewed by members of Connecticut’s Digital Media professional workforce. The document reexamines and updates ideas presented in previous manifestos, now outlining new essential branches which will be referred to as "three branches" in Digital Media.
Executive Summary
This revised manifesto outlines a strategic vision for enhancing digital media education in Connecticut, with a focus on aligning academic programs with industry needs. By concentrating on three primary branches—Game and Interactive Media Design, Film, Video, and Sound Production, and Motion Design and Animation—the manifesto aims to better prepare students for emerging career opportunities. It emphasizes the importance of hybrid skills that combine creative and strategic thinking, while fostering stronger connections between educational institutions and Connecticut’s expanding digital media and creative industries.
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Four Focused Branches of Digital Media:
A Manifesto to Support Connecticut’s Digital Media Industry
2021┃Pages: 16
Abstract
This manifesto represents a statement of understanding among educational professionals and degree-granted programs that support a robust Digital Media talent pipeline in the State of Connecticut. The document was produced by ten scholar-practitioners and reviewed by members of Connecticut’s Digital Media professional workforce. The document presents a general definition of Digital Media, followed by four areas of concentration - referred to as “focused branches” in Digital Media.

Understanding the Talent
A Collection of Student Personas For Industry
2023┃Pages: 12
Abstract
DMCT created the Understanding the Talent document in response to an industry partner who wanted to learn more about emerging talent in Connecticut. Working in collaboration with the DMCT advisory board, this document shares student personas representing various undergraduate students enrolled in higher education institutions in Connecticut.
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