Lane Shefter Bishop is not only a communication studies professor at CSUSB, she’s also an award-winning producer and director. Bishop graduated from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and after numerous smaller-scale directing gigs, landed her first big break as a director in the 2003 movie “Los Jornaleros,” or “The Day Laborers,” which was shown at film festivals across the country and even received official selection at the Milan International Film Festival in Italy. In 2008, she started Vast Entertainment, which specializes in book-to-film adaptations. This helped Bishop pitch her first Lifetime movie, “The Choking Game,” based on the book “Choke,” by Diana Lopez. The movie, on which Bishop served as both the director and executive producer, premiered in 2014 and pulled in more than a million viewers for the network.  With more than 20 years of directing and producing experience, Bishop brings a wealth of firsthand knowledge to her production classes at CSUSB. “I can bring things here to show composition and show students audition tapes. They get a real-life, hands-on experience,” Bishop said.  Whether she’s producing, directing or teaching, Bishop enjoys the busy chaos. “With all the craziness,” she said, “it’s been such a good experience.”