Brooklyn Resident Matthew Gentile presents senior project for Connecticut College Arts & Tech Program

NEW LONDON, CT (05/17/2012)(readMedia)-- Matthew Gentile presented a senior project for the Connecticut College Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology 2012 Certificate Program on May 11. Gentile, a 2008 graduate of Brooklyn Friends School, is the son of Anthony and Fern Gentile of Brooklyn. Gentile's project, titled "Heart to Heart," was a short film combining live action with 3D animation and motion capture.

The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology gathers together faculty and students to explore and integrate technology and the arts. This certificate program incorporates an intensive research project, independent studies, course work, internships and research initiatives. The Center encourages imaginative thinking, and offers state-of-the-art labs for the student to create a self-designed integrative project.

About Connecticut College

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.