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.

Fine Arts and English Departments Collab on Poetry Typography Videos #207Now #collaboration #typography #poetry #film #mediaarts @wmth_mainewest

The Fine Arts and English Departments have engaged in an interdepartmental creative project between student filmmakers and poets. Students at West typically study poetry and write poems to perform at the annual Poetry Out Loud event in February. This year, student filmmakers have joined in the fun! Typography films are becoming an increasingly popular genre of film, and the poetry unit offered the perfect opportunity for artistic collaboration.

Student filmmakers who are in Ms. Orr's Digital Video Production, Broadcasting, and Advanced TV and Film classes are working on creating films for each poem. These students are learning important tools of the trade, like elements of fonts, how to animate and key frame text, how to edit color, font and space, and using movement to enhance meaning. In addition, these students are having to analyze each poem in order to find ways to amplify the meaning of the text, thereby learning about important language considerations for poets.

Collaborations such as this create deeper learning opportunities for all students involved! Thank you to Ms. Orr and to the English teachers for working together on this project!

If you would like to look at some of the typography videos, click THIS LINK.

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.