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Students to debut top flicks at SJSU's second annual Campus MovieFest on Oct. 5
Sarah Kyo
Issue date: 10/1/07 Section: Student Life
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Campus MovieFest participants at SJSU will submit their films today from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the first floor of the Academic Success Center in Clark Hall.
Student filmmakers borrowed equipment from Clark Hall last Tuesday, including digital video cameras and Apple laptops with editing software, for the weeklong filming production of their five-minute films.
One of the students in line was Joshua Toan Nguyen, a senior majoring in radio, television and film.
"I'm looking forward to use all the things I've been learning on a team," Nguyen said.
Nguyen said he and his two team members had a couple ideas in mind for the film, but once, Nguyen woke up in the middle of the night and came up with a concept while still in bed.
"It's about this one guy who fell in love with his cell phone," Nguyen said.
Nguyen said he would like to focus on learning more about camera work and lighting.
"I thought it was a great opportunity to show off what you've been learning and put it in action," said Nguyen about Campus MovieFest.
Alyson Erdman, a junior microbiology major, said her and her friends' decision to participate in Campus MovieFest was "spur of the moment."
Erdman said her team's film will be a comedic newscast about the secret lives of phone sex operators.
"It's not going to be raunchy," Erdman said.
Erdman said the inspiration for this film came from a friend's prank phone call to another friend.
"She pretended to be from a service, I guess you can say," said Erdman with a laugh.
Erdman said she looked forward to "making the movie and having fun."
The Campus MovieFest Grand Finale will take place on Oct. 5 in the Event Center. Attendees can view the top 16 student films, and prizes will be awarded, including the Best Picture and Audience Choice awards.
A grand finale featuring nominated films from University of California, Berkeley; Sonoma State University; Stanford University; University of California, Davis; University of the Pacific and SJSU will take place on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in the California Theatre in San Jose.
Chris Shockman, a senior nursing major, said she walked by a table for Campus MovieFest outside of Clark Hall and someone persuaded her to participate.
Shockman said she and five other people will take turns using the video camera to film what's happening in their lives. She described it as a way of "memorializing your friends."
"The idea is not to win, just to have fun," Shockman said.
Webster Lincoln, a junior psychology major, has a different perspective.
"You have to be in it to win," Lincoln said, though he later added, "It's also a fun thing to do with your friends."
 Media Credit: Beth Shapiro Webster Lincoln, a junior psychology major, films a bathroom scene with Ray Williams, a senior liberal studies major. Their team, "Team Black," is hoping to win the best comedy category at the Campus Moviefest. |
Lincoln said he has enjoyed making videos since the age of 13. Lincoln said at first he was part of a team for last year's festival, but it didn't work out.
"It shouldn't be more like work," Lincoln said. "It should be more like fun."
One of his team members, Ray Williams, a senior liberal studies major, said he acted in a film for last year's Campus MovieFest, but he looked forward to being more involved with the filmmaking process this year.
"I'm going from an actor to an actor, director, producer," Williams said.
Lincoln and Williams still had to finalize the topic of the film with the rest of their team, but Lincoln said, "Hopefully, it's a good program when it's done."
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