The following practices are based on research and input from faculty and students in media production programs across the U.S. They are designed to encourage the building of skills and knowledge that will make you versatile, creative in solving problems, and a strong member of a team, whether you’re a leader or part of the crew.

EDIT Media’s impetus in developing this document began in department meetings, at conferences, and in student conversations about recurring problems in production classes: frustration with gender, racial, economic, and other imbalances in the classroom; students’ desire to see a wider array of media makers, actors, and characters in examples presented in class; and shared concerns across campuses and at festivals over stereotypical characters, gratuitous violence, and clichéd narratives in student work.