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Sara Thomason<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Associate Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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sara.thomason@utk.edu <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Thomason is a filmmaker and Teaching Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Media. She joined\u00a0the\u00a0University of Tennessee,\u00a0Knoxville,\u00a0in 2026 with a decade of teaching experience in production, scriptwriting, and development while mentoring award-winning student filmmakers. Her hands-on approach to blending creative media theory with production practice has garnered multiple teaching award nominations. Her professional work spans feature films, documentaries, and commercial production, with a particular emphasis on cinematography and visual storytelling, and has received national recognition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><\/h2>
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  • MFA,\u00a0Motion Picture Arts, Florida State University\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • BSC,\u00a0Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee, Knoxville\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interest<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><\/h2>
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    • Visual and audio storytelling\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Cinematography\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Documentary\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Scriptwriting\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Filmmaking and content creation\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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