In the Tribeca (Online) Film Festival’s Future of Film blog, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy Recording Arts faculty, Tom Blakemore, explores how advances in technology are improving the educational and artistic experiences of young audio engineers.

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Film & Broadcast student Mike Eisenberg recently sat down with director Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?) to talk about his new film, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, all about the business of product placement.

Hot on the heels of their People’s Choice win, Team Bloom yesterday took first prize in the US Imagine Cup Finals with their Xbox game, Spero: a game focused on alternative energy solutions and educating people on how to live healthier lives.

The team will now advance to the international finals in New York City, where their entry will go head to head with projects from around the globe. We wish them the best on the next leg of their journey!

View the press release from Microsoft below.

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For this week’s Jumpstart, we welcome actress Roslyn Alexander.

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It’s not every day you get to stand in the presence of royalty, but last week, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy students got a chance to meet a real, live Queen of Rock.

Before her concert at Lincoln Hall, the legendary Wanda Jackson sat down in her dressing room with six students from Film & Broadcast and Recording Arts to talk about her storied past, her new resurgence among a young fanbase, working with Jack White (The White Stripes, Rancontours), and releasing The Party Ain’t Over.

Watch Wanda perform with special guest Jack White on The Late Show with David Letterman:

This weekend, Tribeca Flashpoint hit C2E2 for three whirlwind days of costumes, comics, and games.

At our booth, attendees got to demo Duality, a game by Tribeca Flashpoint Game & Interactive Media students.

Duality, a 2D platformer, puts the playing in control of a small entity of light named Shen. After the destruction of the universe, Shen traverses the now empty void called the Sanguine Genesis in search for the purpose of his existence. Duality combines puzzle platforming and fast-paced, twitch gameplay to provide players a new a refreshing gaming experience.

When we weren’t deeply entrenched in the game, our team of faculty, staff and students got a chance to talk to dozens of gamers of all ages about the game development process.

(Missed us at C2E2? Try Duality at home on Indie Pub Games!)

Tribeca Flashpoint sits down with Cary Fukunaga, director of Jane Eyre.

Adapted from the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre tells the story of Jane (Mia Wasikowska), a mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer only to discover a terrible secret.

Find show times and tickets for Jane Eyre.

Tribeca Flashpoint students head down to Austin for South by Southwest 2011. Can’t be at the festival yourself? See it through their eyes in this video journal.