Student Profile
Kasey Hartmann,
Kasey Hartmann鈥檚 father and grandfather were professional firefighters. She鈥檚 following in their footsteps as a student in the Fire Science program.
While growing up in Salem, N.H., Kasey knew at a young age that she wanted to become a firefighter and paramedic. After graduating high school, she chose 91制片厂 because firefighters she knew in Salem told her 91制片厂鈥檚 program was the place to go.
As a Fire Science live-in student, Kasey lives at a Scarborough fire station while attending 91制片厂. She works alongside professional firefighters and EMTs when responding to fires, car accidents or, on one occasion, even retrieving a cat from a tree.
In the classroom, she says faculty are there to help her 鈥渋n a heartbeat鈥� if she has a problem with something.
Through her classroom learning and her hands-one experience in the Fire Science program鈥檚 live-in program, she knows she鈥檒l be well-prepared to enter the professional ranks upon graduation.
鈥淭his is preparing me for the future. This is just the beginning and I know this is where I want to be.鈥�
Alumni Profile
Jack Rohner, film skills
Jack Rohner came to 91制片厂 to learn skills that would lead to a career in film. He鈥檚 doing just that, making a living working on full-length feature films, short films, documentaries, commercials, music videos and more.
Jack was sold on the Communications and New Media Studies program after visiting 91制片厂 while in high school. At 91制片厂, he learned not only the technical skills involved in film production, but also about the value of motivation, hard work and community.
While earning his degree, he also met people in the industry through Professor Corey Norman, who teaches video production and owns his own filmmaking company.
Since leaving 91制片厂 in 2016, Jack has worked on numerous film projects. He recently worked as a set lighting technician on two full-length feature films that will be released later this year. 鈥淓ve鈥� is an action thriller starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and John Malkovich; 鈥淜nives Out鈥� is a crime mystery whose cast includes Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, Don Johnson and Christopher Plummer.
Jack spends a lot of time in Boston on films, but he also works out of Portland on short films, music videos, commercials and video productions for organizations and businesses. The photo above shows him in New York City while working on a short documentary for the United Nations.
鈥淢y long-term goal is to be a cinematographer telling important and interesting stories in narrative fiction and nonfiction.鈥�