Sundance usually has about 8,000 applicants. Only 250 are selected. You can't really jump in to something as big as the Sundance Film Festival. Blalack is an English, film-option major. He will soon be a member of the first graduating class of OSU's new program.
Course work for the English-film option consists of mainly history and theory.
There are no production classes. I felt I was really missing out on the production aspect of my education. Blalack wrote, produced, directed and even acted in few scenes. He recruited actors from Town and Gown, the theater department and his pool of friends, and held auditions for major parts. However, Blalack praises his cast for their dedication to the film.