“ý Western is a place where everyone comes together to succeed; nobody is left out. We’re all rooting for each other to succeed because we’re all in this together.”

Mary Couture, Cinema Major

Major:Cinema
Hometown:Gladstone, ý

Hands-on Experience

Mary Couture, from Gladstone, ý, says she appreciates all the hands-on experience she has gotten at ý Western as a cinema major. The Griffon Film Society student group works on creating films together, and she plans to work with one of her professors this summer on a documentary.

“When I go out in the ‘real world’ as a cinematographer, I’ll be able to work with the director, the script supervisor and anyone on the set. When they need help, I can work with them because of the experiences I have had at ý Western.”

All Together

Mary said the most valuable thing she has learned at ý Western is that everyone has to work together in order create their films.

“ý Western is a place where everyone comes together to succeed; nobody is left out,” she said. “We’re all rooting for each other to succeed because we’re all in this together.”