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William Linsman

William Linsman

Associate Professor of
Film & Television;
Director of the Los Angeles Internship Program

BA, University of California;
MFA, University of Southern California.

Professor Linsman has produced and directed hundreds of commercials and longer-format sales and promotional films in a 30-year career for such clients as American Express, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and Honda Automobiles. He lived and worked in London for two years, and has filmed in cities across the globe, directing celebrities such as Nick Nolte, Lloyd Bridges, Larry Hagman, Anne Meara, and Lee Trevino. Linsman lectured in many countries and taught film and video production at NYU, the New York Film Academy, and the International Film & Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine.

Professor Linsman is based full-time in Los Angeles, where he directs BU’s Los Angeles Internship Program. For further information on this program, please visit www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/usa/los_angeles/los_angeles_int.

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