{"id":305,"date":"2026-06-23T00:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/?p=305"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:30:15","slug":"virgil-bakken","status":"publish","type":"facstaff","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/virgil-bakken\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgil Bakken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. Broadcast Communication<br>\nEvangel University, Springfield, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advanced Screenwriting<br>\nFilm in the Cities, Minneapolis, MN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.A. Film Communication<br>\nRegent University, Virginia Beach, VA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. Communication Studies<br>\nRegent University, Virginia Beach, VA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classes Taught<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audio\/Video Studio Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media Theory and Criticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentary Film<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentary Film Workshop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Media Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screenwriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Cinema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Directing Visual Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication Theory &amp; Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Thesis\/Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single Camera Field Production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social criticism in broadcast media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satire in television and film<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Film and video production techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Media storytelling and broadcast methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Highlights<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Writer\/Producer\/Director (currently)<\/strong><br>\nMontage Creative Group<br>\n36633 New Melahn Drive<br>\nLake George, MN 56458<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Specializing documentary and corporate media production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Five-time Telly Award winner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Family Channel On-Air Promotions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insty-Prints Promotional Marketing Video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AGS Children&rsquo;s Educational Programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LeaderSource Career Counseling Video Series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidant Corporation Promotional Video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>25-year career as a writer, producer, and director of film, television and corporate promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior teaching experience includes faculty and adjunct positions at Bethel University and Northwestern College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Interests<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Screenwriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motorcycle touring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayaking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hiking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fishing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Few Good Social Critics<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wendell Berry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neil Postman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C. 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Lewis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stanley Kubrick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacques Ellul<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew Arnold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bsu_hero":"","bsu_hero_on_children":false,"bsu_hero_height":"600","bsu_hero_video":"","bsu_hero_focal_point":"","bsu_hero_media":"","bsu_hero_display":"random","bsu_hero_slider_interval":5,"bsu_hide_from_navigation":false,"bsu_redirect_enabled":false,"bsu_redirect_url":"","bsu_redirect_target":false,"bsu_require_auth":false,"bsu_require_auth_usertypes":"","_bsu_seo_title":"","_bsu_seo_description":"","_bsu_robots_noindex":false,"_bsu_sitemap_priority":"","_bsu_og_title":"","_bsu_og_description":"","_bsu_og_use_hero":false,"_bsu_og_image":"","photo":917,"websites":"","facstaff-manual":0,"facstaff-created-by-cron":0,"facstaff-cron-created-on":"","facstaff-cron-unpublished-on":"","facstaff-pre":"","facstaff-fname":"Virgil","facstaff-lname":"Bakken","facstaff-title":"Professor","facstaff-email":"virgil.bakken@bemidjistate.edu","facstaff-phone":"2187553370","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-305","facstaff","type-facstaff","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facstaff\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facstaff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/facstaff"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facstaff\/305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}