Maine West Broadcasting Students Earn Awards from NATAS and MMEA! #207Now #broadcasting #mediaartseducation @wmth_mainewest

Students in Maine West's broadcasting program distinguished themselves as some of the best student broadcasters and filmmakers in the region by earning a number of awards at the Midwest Media Educators' Association (MMEA) Festival on Friday, April 29, 2022! Congratulations to all of the students on your incredible achievements! We are so proud of you!

Brooke Capper's piece, The Hope Wall, took home two awards: 

• 1st Place and Crystal Pillar Winner from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for Light News
• 2nd Place News Package from the Midwest Media Educators' Association

Brooke Capper's piece, From Pain to Hope, took home 1st Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA

Ben Pluta's piece, Libraries of the Past: Terry Blue's Honor Flight, took home 3rd Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA. Ben's piece also received a NATAS nomination. 

Nitya Nair and Lindsey Kulesza's piece, How to Make a Dessert Charcuterie Board, took home 2nd Place in Demonstration Video from the MMEA.

Warrior Weekly- 4th Place News Program MMEA 

Anchors: Said Nonoal, Andrew Stutheit, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza 

Producers: Abby Wilson, Said Nonoal, Brooke Capper, Addie Webb, Ash Carmichael 

News Packages: Addie Webb, Brooke Capper, Leena Lugo, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza

Intro Video: Damian Liakopolous 

Head Editor: Sam Lightfoot 

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Five Maine West Student Filmmakers Nominated for National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Crystal Pillar Awards #207Now #studentfilmmaking #studentemmys @wmth_west @mainewestfab

Five Maine West student filmmakers had works nominated by the Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for Crystal Pillar Awards in four categories of filmmaking. This distinguishes these students' projects among the top 3 or 4 films in each category in the region.

The NATAS organization sponsors the Emmy Awards, and similar to the Emmy Awards, after being nominated, the next step will be for the NATAS to announce winners in each category. Winners are invited to attend the Silver Circle Dinner on May 13th to receive the Crystal Pillar Award. Winners will be announced at the Midwest Media Educators Association (MMEA) Festival on April 29th.

Enjoy the films nominated this year below!

News Report- Light News: Brooke Capper for The Hope Wall

Short Form Non Fiction: Ben Pluta for Libraries of the Past: Terry Blue's Honor Flight

Sports Program: Nitya Nair and Lindsey Kulesza for Girls Talk Sports

Commercial: Abby Wilson for Goldfish Cheeze-It® War

Congratulations to these students for their excellent work and for earning this recognition! A huge thanks to Ms. Orr for making this opportunity available to the students at Maine West!

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.

Radio, TV + Film Program Welcomes Area Middle Schoolers to Broadcast Varsity Basketball Game #207Now #artsed @wmth_mainewest @mainewestfab @mwactivities

Tonight the Radio, TV & Film (Broadcasting) program of the Maine West Fine Arts Department hosted area middle school students at the annual D62 WMTH Basketball Night. This event gives middle school students (and future Warrior Broadcasters!) the opportunity to serve in the roles of director, camera operator, anchor, and sound engineer for a live broadcast of a varsity basketball game.

If you would like to watch their coverage of the Maine West vs. Deerfield basketball game, visit the Maine West YouTube Channel. 

Here are some photos of the students in action!

Thanks to Ms. Orr for organizing this wonderful opportunity for both Maine West students and area middle school students! 

More photos from tonight's event can be found HERE. 

Maine West TV, Film + Radio (Broadcasting) Program Shooting a Documentary to Celebrate the Honor Flight Program & Veterans #207Now @wmth_mainewest

James "Terry" Blue

In cooperation with Honor Flight Chicago, the Maine West TV, Radio & Film (Broadcasting) program welcomed three veterans, Gary Nelson (Coast Guard), James "Terry" Blue (Marines), and Thomas Strossner (Air Force) to campus to be part of a documentary film being produced by Maine West film students. 

Honor Flight Chicago's mission is to Honor, Thank, and Inspire by building awareness and appreciation of the debt of gratitude America owes its veterans for their service and sacrifice for our nation. The centerpiece of their programming is the Day of Honor in Washington, D.C., visiting the memorials built in tribute to the service of our veterans from WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. This trip is provided at no cost to the veteran and is intended as a heartfelt thank you for their service and sacrifice from a grateful nation. 

Honor Flight Chicago encourages community and student participation in all of their programs, and uses lessons derived from the Day of Honor trip in its Operation Education program, inspiring students to learn about the service and sacrifice of our veterans. Maine West film students are some of the students benefitting from this outreach program.

In making this documentary film, students are learning how to write questions that elicit interesting responses to tell a story, how to interact with subjects and request that they rephrase questions in their answer, how to set up a multicamera interview shoot, how to position themselves with a camera to shoot documentary style film, how to set up three-point lighting, not to mention all of the learning that will take place in the editing process!

Thank you to Mr. Strossner, Mr. Blue and Mr. Nelson for taking the time to share your story with students at Maine West!

A special thanks to Ms. Orr for making this incredible opportunity happen for the Maine West Film students!

For more pictures related to the making of the documentary, click HERE.

Stay tuned to this blog to see the documentary in its finished form! 

Thomas Strossner

Gary Nelson

Middle School Drama and Media Day Welcomes Future Warriors to Maine West! #207Now @mainewestdrama @wmth_mainewest @62schools @SciArtsAcademy

This morning, the Maine West Drama and TV, Radio + Film (Broadcasting) programs and teachers, Mr. Harmon and Ms. Orr, welcomed area Middle School students to Maine West to participate in workshops that gave them a little taste of what it is like to be involved in Drama and Broadcasting at Maine West! 

Approximately 25 students from Algonquin, Iroquois, Chippewa and the Science & Arts Academy attended the workshops. In the Drama workshop, these students learned some basic improvisation techniques, how to accept and build on each other's ideas, and how to build the confidence needed to take creative risks! In the TV, Radio + Film workshop, the students produced a live TV Show, rotating in the roles of director, anchor, camera operator, technical director and sound engineer. Maine West students helped to lead these students through the morning's activities, and were incredible leaders and mentors!

For more pictures from today's events, click HERE. 

Broadcasting Students Produce Video to Honor Veterans #207Now #veteransday #broadcasting #studentfilmmakers @wmth_mainewest

A giant THANK YOU and BRAVO to the Broadcasting students behind this year's Veteran's Day video! The video was played for all students during advisory in lieu of a traditional assembly. The editing was done by Christa Sullivan. Vocal talents were provided by Raphael Ronola, Sabrina Bukvarevic, Oscar Nevarez and Said Nonoal. Thank you to the students and to Ms. Orr for helping to honor Veterans this year!