On set and in studio
On a hot April afternoon, Channing Smith, a radio-television-film (RTF) master’s student, listens closely to a voice crackling through a walkie talkie as the production team, filled with Moody College of Communication undergraduate and graduate students, readies themselves for the next scene. It’s an otherwise ordinary day on set as Smith, the film’s production manager, makes sure things run smoothly and on time, while also ensuring that the team’s basic needs are taken care of, from water to sunscreen.
What isn’t ordinary is the fact that the shoot is taking place at filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios in East Austin. Not only that, the film, “Piojo,” is directed by Miguel Alvarez, RTF area head for media production and assistant professor.
