Office of the Arts works with the Office of Student Engagement, Academic Affairs, and VMA work together to make the Bright Family Screening Room (BFSR) available for a variety of campus-related events, though it is used primarily to screen films and videos. Users are billed for guest services staff required for emergency support, and professional staff needed for projection booth use.
BFSR Weekly Schedule
BFSR use is assigned based on the schedule below. On Wednesday three weeks in advance, all specific requests are confirmed. Any remaining times revert to scheduling directly through OA, within the general scheduling policy. Submit such requests to .
- Weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Requests for individual class sessions or departmental use will be considered. Requests should be made through the Office of Academic Affairs by the designated departmental representative, using the BFSR Request Form (PDF).
- Monday from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Reserved for non-public, student-sponsored uses, managed by Student Affairs. Requests should be submitted to studentlife [at] emerson.edutarget="_blank" title="Email Student Life" using the BFSR Request Form (PDF).
- Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Reserved for the Bright Light Film Series hosted by the VMA department. The mission of this series is to screen feature films released in the last two years and facilitate discussion with a public audience. If you would like to propose a screening for the following semester please contact anna_feder [at] emerson.edutarget="_blank" title="Email Anna Feder".
- Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Reserved for non-VMA departmental use. Requests should be made through the Office of Academic Affairs by the designated departmental representative, using the BFSR Request Form (PDF).
- Weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): Reserved for public screenings by ArtsEmerson.
