SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc.
(NASDAQ:GPRO) today announced NYU Tisch School
of the Arts and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
(UCLA TFT) have joined its university program, announced in
October, live at USC. As part of the program, GoPro provided
NYU and UCLA TFT students with cameras
and accessories to create their own engaging content. GoPro will
also provide guided workshops, education and one-on-one mentorship
at the schools.
"As we celebrate the school's 50th anniversary, our partnership
with GoPro allows our scholars, musicians, actors, designers,
writers, filmmakers, coders, photographers, and animators to
incorporate new technology in wonderfully creative and diverse
ways," said Allyson Green, dean of
the Tisch School of the Arts. "Fifty
years ago, our school was heralded as a daring adventure, and
innovative tools like GoPros help ensure that the spirit of
adventure continues, inspiring both students and faculty to push
the boundaries in the arts."
Students are encouraged to participate in GoPro Awards, GoPro's
always-on content platform that rewards the creative community for
capturing and sharing their best GoPro photos, raw video clips and
video edits. Selected photos and videos are eligible for inclusion
in GoPro Channel programming, licensing and more, and students will
also be eligible to receive monetary rewards through the program.
Announced in October, GoPro Awards continues to attract thousands
of new submissions weekly.
"We're excited to welcome GoPro to the UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television. Our students are some of the most artistic and
talented anywhere, and it's important for us to find new ways to
make their stories and experiences even more exceptional and
varied," stated Teri Schwartz, dean
of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. "We are
confident this partnership will help to make our students' most
enchanting ideas and stories a reality."
Tisch, UCLA TFT and GoPro plan to showcase the student content
early next year.
About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro,
Inc. is transforming the way people visually capture and share
their lives. What began as an idea to help athletes self-document
themselves engaged in their sport, GoPro has become a
standard for how people capture themselves engaged in their
interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream,
professional to consumer, GoPro enables the world to
capture and share its passion in the form of immersive and engaging
content.
GOPRO® and HERO® are trademarks or registered trademarks
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countries.
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About Tisch School of the
Arts
For 50 years, the Tisch School of the
Arts has drawn on the vast resources of New York City and New
York University to create one of the world's leading centers
of undergraduate and graduate study in the arts offering acting,
dance, design, performance, film, animation, writing for musical
theatre, stage, screen & television, preservation, recorded
music, photography, interactive media, games, and public
policy.
About the UCLA School of Film and Television
The vision of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is
to serve as a premiere global interdisciplinary professional school
that develops outstanding humanistic storytellers, industry leaders
and scholars whose diverse, innovative voices enlighten, engage and
inspire change for a better world. Consistently ranked as one of
the top entertainment and performing arts institutions in the
world, UCLA TFT offers an innovative curriculum that integrates the
study and creation of live performance, film, television and the
digital arts. The distinguished graduate and undergraduate programs
at UCLA TFT include acting, directing, writing, producing,
animation, cinematography, lighting design, set design, costume
design, sound design, moving image archive studies, and the school
offers doctoral degrees in theater and performance studies and
cinema and media studies.
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