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By: Trish Wallace
Issue date: 12/1/05 Section: LifeStyle
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The main dream for members of the Webster Film and Video Society (WFVS) is to spread their love of film production. The group organizes workshops and guest speakers to get others at Webster interested and involved with the film industry.
"We create a network for film students and anyone else in the school who is interested," said sophomore Hannah Radcliff, a film production major and treasurer for the WFVS.
Students from almost any major can find a place in film production.
"Anyone can work in films," said senior Devon Schwab, a film production major and secretary for the WFVS.
Schwab added that public relations are necessary to the business. Conservatory students provide actors and ideas. Art students help create storyboards. Audio and music students can put together soundtracks.
"Film scoring is a very big industry," Schwab said.
Radcliff also believes film is a popular medium.
"I think film just generally interests everybody," Radcliff said.
The group has been meeting regularly since the Student Government Association approved it and agreed to give it funding in the Oct. 11 meeting earlier this semester. The first WFVS meeting was the next day.
"We were like, 'Even if we don't get approved, we're going to do it anyway,'" Radcliff said.
The WFVS had its beginnings online last year.
"It kind of started as a Facebook idea. It's been on everyone's tongue since last fall," Schwab said.
Although the purpose of the WFVS is to get students outside of the film school interested in the business, it began to unite those studying within the school.
"Nobody in the film and video schools knew each other," said sophomore Justin Loase, a film production major and the vice president for the WFVS.
The WFVS comes on the heels of the former Kinoeye campus organization.
"They basically watched movies together," Schwab said. "We're more concerned with production. We want to improve the quality of work."
"We create a network for film students and anyone else in the school who is interested," said sophomore Hannah Radcliff, a film production major and treasurer for the WFVS.
Students from almost any major can find a place in film production.
"Anyone can work in films," said senior Devon Schwab, a film production major and secretary for the WFVS.
Schwab added that public relations are necessary to the business. Conservatory students provide actors and ideas. Art students help create storyboards. Audio and music students can put together soundtracks.
"Film scoring is a very big industry," Schwab said.
Radcliff also believes film is a popular medium.
"I think film just generally interests everybody," Radcliff said.
The group has been meeting regularly since the Student Government Association approved it and agreed to give it funding in the Oct. 11 meeting earlier this semester. The first WFVS meeting was the next day.
"We were like, 'Even if we don't get approved, we're going to do it anyway,'" Radcliff said.
The WFVS had its beginnings online last year.
"It kind of started as a Facebook idea. It's been on everyone's tongue since last fall," Schwab said.
Although the purpose of the WFVS is to get students outside of the film school interested in the business, it began to unite those studying within the school.
"Nobody in the film and video schools knew each other," said sophomore Justin Loase, a film production major and the vice president for the WFVS.
The WFVS comes on the heels of the former Kinoeye campus organization.
"They basically watched movies together," Schwab said. "We're more concerned with production. We want to improve the quality of work."