Multi-cohort/multi-tier/cross-disciplinary Instruction and Research Via Short Film Production

The creation of a short animated film is the organizing theme behind assembling and instructing multiple teams of students across two universities and multiple generations. The variety of cross-disciplinary skills that the students acquire in the process fall into many categories of creative and technical subjects. Here we describe the concept and origins of the project, faculty and research components, and student experiences from the first two years of the project.