Callie Miller at MARPL

Callie Miller handles a Civil War rifle on the set of "The Big Job" film.

Callie Miller is a School of Media Arts junior working on her Bachelor of Arts degree in Producing. She also works as a student staff member at MARPL.

Miller was trained by Jorge Urbina (BFA 04) and teaches students how to use the equipment at MARPL. She goes through a hands-on and interactive demo with the cameras and the other equipment to make sure the gear is used properly and does not come back damaged.

“There are a lot of resources in the School of Media Arts and I want to make sure the students in production classes know how to use the equipment that is made available to them,” said Miller.

Eventually Miller would like to work as an Assistant Director in the feature film industry and has plans to apply to the competitive DGA Assistant Director training program. School of Media Arts mentor Craig Huston, who conducted a seminar on Assistant Directing, sparked her interest in this position. It was during Huston’s seminar that Miller realized that this was precisely what she was interested in, where her skills were, and what she wanted to do professionally.

Miller had a chance to work on her production skills while working as a Second Assistant Director on fellow student Adam Valencia’s film “The Big Job.” This short was a Western shot on location in Mescal, an old west town with authentic sets.

“I learned so much,” said Miller. “I had never been on a film shoot before and I was happy to work with Adam and the other students.”