2008 Woodie Awards
Webbies award media marvels
By: Karen McGlenn and Amy Swanson
Issue date: 4/13/06 Section: Lifestyle
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"And the Webbie goes to…"
It was the most anticipated phrase of the evening April 10, as the 18th annual Webbies award show was presented in Loretto-Hilton Center. The media excellence awards honor students from the School of Communications in categories such as animation, advertising and marketing, photography, video and film, audio and journalism. The awards show is a student-run production.
After a reception of complimentary hors d'oeuvres and bumpin' 90s hip-hop, the audience gathered in the auditorium for a humorous, light-hearted show.
Each year, the Webbies organizers mimic a major film and produce their own parody version. This year's ceremony gathered inspiration from the 1979 film "The Warriors." The movie is centered around a gang who is framed and forced to fight their enemies as they make a treacherous journey home. The Webbies version portrayed "the Webbies gang" being chased down by an angry mob of disgruntled students after being blamed for a $250,000 budget crisis. The four members of the gang put the beat down on such groups as the conservatory, the athletics and women's studies who think that the show has eaten up the entire Webster budget.
Between segments of the film, awards were handed out to students in the various categories. Students may enter their work in any of the categories and the entries are sent to area professionals working in the chosen field of study. There are three judges per category. Each judge is given a sheet on which to mark his or her comments and their votes. The top three or four entries are nominated for the Webbies. The highest voted piece is the winner.
James Harrison, the instructor for the topics class that produces the Webbies, said hosting the awards show is a lot of work.
"It takes about eight weeks to put this show on," Harrison said. "There are a lot of elements to putting on a live show."
The Webbies started out as a simple, student award show, Harrison said. As the show became more popular and the crowd got larger, the production moved from Winifred Moore auditorium to the larger Loretto-Hilton Center, he said.
It was the most anticipated phrase of the evening April 10, as the 18th annual Webbies award show was presented in Loretto-Hilton Center. The media excellence awards honor students from the School of Communications in categories such as animation, advertising and marketing, photography, video and film, audio and journalism. The awards show is a student-run production.
After a reception of complimentary hors d'oeuvres and bumpin' 90s hip-hop, the audience gathered in the auditorium for a humorous, light-hearted show.
Each year, the Webbies organizers mimic a major film and produce their own parody version. This year's ceremony gathered inspiration from the 1979 film "The Warriors." The movie is centered around a gang who is framed and forced to fight their enemies as they make a treacherous journey home. The Webbies version portrayed "the Webbies gang" being chased down by an angry mob of disgruntled students after being blamed for a $250,000 budget crisis. The four members of the gang put the beat down on such groups as the conservatory, the athletics and women's studies who think that the show has eaten up the entire Webster budget.
Between segments of the film, awards were handed out to students in the various categories. Students may enter their work in any of the categories and the entries are sent to area professionals working in the chosen field of study. There are three judges per category. Each judge is given a sheet on which to mark his or her comments and their votes. The top three or four entries are nominated for the Webbies. The highest voted piece is the winner.
James Harrison, the instructor for the topics class that produces the Webbies, said hosting the awards show is a lot of work.
"It takes about eight weeks to put this show on," Harrison said. "There are a lot of elements to putting on a live show."
The Webbies started out as a simple, student award show, Harrison said. As the show became more popular and the crowd got larger, the production moved from Winifred Moore auditorium to the larger Loretto-Hilton Center, he said.