Campus MovieFest offers ticket to prizes and exposure for filmmakers
Ben Cadena
Issue date: 9/15/09 Section: News
Campus MovieFest, which travels to more than 70 campuses in the United States, is coming to San Jose State once again.
It commences Wednesday, Sept. 23, and students can sign up from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Fishbowl Room on the ground floor of Clark Hall.
Students will be provided with everything needed to create a five-minute film, including laptops, HD digital video cameras, and phones, all free.
Matt Falkenthal, a graduate student in radio, television and film, is hoping his Vietnam vignette will take first place.
"It shows the end results of a homeless veteran forgotten by society," he said. "The vets are mostly on the street now, and we can't forget them," Falkenthal said.
"The MovieFest is the best opportunity to shoot edit and on AT&T's dime (AT&T is a MovieFest sponsor)," he added.
He won last year's best picture with his work "Hunger."
Sam Sirico, senior radio, television, and film major, said she has a piece she has been working on about a trio of New York wise guys who mistakenly kidnap Steven Spielberg.
"It started in color, but we had problems with the color balance, so we watched it in black and white, kind of film noire," she said. "So now it's more dramatic in black and white."
Sirico said, "The prizes are great, but even more valuable are the exposure and publicity."
Victor Taibi, radio, television, and film major, said,"It's fun, but takes hours of editing and refining shots and audio cuts to result in a great video."
He said he wanted to create a music video as well.
James Tinsley, a senior radio, television and film major, said, "I have a timely, immediate piece about a man evicted from his apartment, desperate to feed his family. He knocks over the local 7-11 and suffers the ultimate price."
The finale will take the stage Oct. 9 at Morris Dailey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Prizes are provided by AT&T in partnership with Campus MovieFest.
The best films - judged by peers, faculty and students - will be selected for prizes.
Students who win can expect their productions to be shown locally and on the world stage if they make it to the final rounds.
It commences Wednesday, Sept. 23, and students can sign up from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Fishbowl Room on the ground floor of Clark Hall.
Students will be provided with everything needed to create a five-minute film, including laptops, HD digital video cameras, and phones, all free.
Matt Falkenthal, a graduate student in radio, television and film, is hoping his Vietnam vignette will take first place.
"It shows the end results of a homeless veteran forgotten by society," he said. "The vets are mostly on the street now, and we can't forget them," Falkenthal said.
"The MovieFest is the best opportunity to shoot edit and on AT&T's dime (AT&T is a MovieFest sponsor)," he added.
He won last year's best picture with his work "Hunger."
Sam Sirico, senior radio, television, and film major, said she has a piece she has been working on about a trio of New York wise guys who mistakenly kidnap Steven Spielberg.
"It started in color, but we had problems with the color balance, so we watched it in black and white, kind of film noire," she said. "So now it's more dramatic in black and white."
Sirico said, "The prizes are great, but even more valuable are the exposure and publicity."
Victor Taibi, radio, television, and film major, said,"It's fun, but takes hours of editing and refining shots and audio cuts to result in a great video."
He said he wanted to create a music video as well.
James Tinsley, a senior radio, television and film major, said, "I have a timely, immediate piece about a man evicted from his apartment, desperate to feed his family. He knocks over the local 7-11 and suffers the ultimate price."
The finale will take the stage Oct. 9 at Morris Dailey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Prizes are provided by AT&T in partnership with Campus MovieFest.
The best films - judged by peers, faculty and students - will be selected for prizes.
Students who win can expect their productions to be shown locally and on the world stage if they make it to the final rounds.
Be the first to comment on this story