With more than a dozen national and regional awards, students in the media, journalism, and film, and electronic arts programs are already achieving high in 2011.
Robert Brook Linder, electronic arts major, won the online movie competition hosted by Samsung for his video, “Something Out There.” His accomplishment came with a trip to Los Angeles as well as a $10,000 prize.
Another group of electronics arts students including Director David Hill, Sound Designer Quentin Coggin and Animator David Kelly advanced to the finalist pool in the category of children’s programming at the 2011 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences student competition for their work, All That Glitters.
At the 2011 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, eight student projects received awards. This is the highest number of awards the department has received from the festival and the fourth highest among the other schools participating in the festival. Students receiving awards at the festival include:
- 1st Place Short Narrative Script, “South of Black Drink Crier.” Kenny Wheeler, screenwriter.
- 2nd Place Original Television Series Pilot, “Armadilloville.” Carol Harris, screenwriter.
- 2nd Place Television Spec Script, “Glee.” Ryan Rodman, screenwriter.
- 2nd Place Animation/Mixed/Experimental, The Minutes Behind. Anne Dezort, director/screenwriter; Anthony Isaac, producer; Steve Eudaly, audio engineer; Charlie Rosenbury, music coordinator.
- 3rd Place Narrative Video, Marble Rye. Max Rosen, director; Kenny Wheeler, producer; Anne Dezort, original story and production design; Kevin Williamsen, editor; Aric Abraham, DP; Matthew Peterson, sound designer.
- 3rd Place Animation/Mixed/Experimental, The Days. Kurt Dillow, animator; sound design by Ryan Paxton, Timothy Saville and Brian Thompson.
- 3rd Place Television Spec Script, “Californication.” Jonathan King, screenwriter.
- Honorable Mention Promotional Category, “MJF Department Promo.” C.B. Jaime, director.
Three student projects that were completed for the Ozarks News Journal won awards in the regional Society of Professional Journalists competition. The Ozarks News Journal is a half-hour public affairs television news magazine produced by students. The students will find out what awards they have won at the SPJ awards ceremony this spring. Students receiving awards include:
- Television Feature Photography Category, Art Walk. Produced by Monica Scherer.
- General News Reporting category, Book Ban. Produced by Adam Hammons.
- News Reporting category, Adoption. Produced by Courtney Syberg and Katy Reed.