Three Maine West Filmmakers' Films Selected for SCREEN TEST STUDENT FEST & Brooke Capper's Film Places Third! #207Now #studentfilmmakers #mediaarts #mediaartsed @wmth_mainewest

This past Friday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. the Schaumburg Prairie Arts Center hosted Screen Test Student Fest, a film festival featuring work by student filmmakers from around Chicagoland. Over 50 films were submitted to this festival and only ten were selected to be part of the festival. Among those ten are THREE films by Maine West film students!

Aydin Khan (junior) presented his short film, Garage Door. 

Brooke Capper (sophomore) presented her documentary, From Pain to Hope. 

Avery Rizzi (sophomore) presented her documentary, Diane Erwin's Ghost Story. 

Films were played on the big screen and then students participated in a Q&A about their films. After presenting, students received a gift basket with t-shirts, popcorn, candy, and a slate filled out with the name of their film. 

Awards were given to the top 3 films as well as an audience choice award. Sophomore, Brooke Capper, won $100 and took 3rd place for her film, From Pain to Hope. She gave an acceptance speech following her win!  

Congratulations to Avery, Brooke and Aydin on this tremendous achievement! A huge thank you to Ms. Rebecca Orr for making this opportunity happen for these students, and for her tremendous mentorship and teaching of these young filmmakers!

More pictures from Screen Test Student Fest can be found HERE.

The Maine West Film Showcase Highlights the Tremendous Work of Broadcasting and Film Students #207Now #mediaarts #mediaartseducation #studentfilmmakers #filmshowcase @wmth_mainewest

Tonight's Maine West Film Showcase celebrated the tremendous achievements of the students in the Broadcasting and Advanced TV & Film classes, as well as the students involved in WMTH. The films featured tonight were impressive and varied, exhibiting the creativity and technical ability of all of the students in the program. Special congratulations were extended to the seniors in the program for their contributions.

Congratulations to all of the students involved in West's Broadcasting program! Thank you to the family, friends and fans who came out to the Film Showcase! A huge thanks to Ms. Orr for your vision and efforts in organizing tonight's event!

More pictures from tonight's Film Showcase can be found HERE.

Join Us for the MAINE WEST FILM SHOWCASE on Monday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m.! #207Now #mediaarts #mediaartseducation @wmth_mainewest @mwactivities @mainewestfab

 

Join us for the Maine West Film Showcase presented by students in the Broadcasting and Advanced TV and Film classes!

Monday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Commons

Admission is free, and concessions will be for sale - cash only. 

See you there!

Broadcasting Students' Coverage of Chicago Auto Show #207Now #mediaarts @wmth_mainewest #chicagoautoshow

This week, students in the Broadcasting course attended the Chicago Auto Show to produce news stories with interviews of attendees and auto manufacturer representatives, as well as b-roll video footage of various cars featured at the show. 

Students learned important skills related to interviewing, news writing, and shooting technique.

The final product of this project will be news stories around the following topics: new electric vehicles, the Jeep exhibit, the Chevy exhibit, and more.