2008 Woodie Awards
Pink elephant makes its premiere at student film showcase, remodels home
By: Jennifer Ginger
Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: Lifestyle
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Grunting cavemen, a pink elephant and a man in love with a spider were a few of the characters represented in the seven films shown at the Webster Film and Video Society's showcase of student work. The screening, a part of the Fallfest celebration, was held Sept. 27 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge. The event mirrored the WFVS spring showcase of student work.
The films ranged from the tale of Abraham Lincoln's assassinator John Wilkes Booth in "Booth," to the modern day boy-girl love story in "Young Love," to a musical narrative in "Plug."
Senior Kathleen Weber, a video production major, attended the event to see her friend John Richter's film "Booth" but said she enjoyed "The Program," as well as the other student
films shown.
"The Program," reminiscent of mainstream films "Stranger then Fiction" and "Donnie Darko," was narrated by a male voice who analyzed main character Joe's daily activities. The narrator later appears before Joe in the form of a pink elephant and follows Joe while Joe works. He coaches Joe on how to be successful at work as well as how to attract Karen, Joe's co-worker and crush.
After following Joe around and flirting with Karen, the unnamed elephant stays at Joe's house while Joe goes to work, and he redecorates Joe's house. When Joe returns home and sees the elephant's improvements - a pink blanket on the couch and a day-of-the-week pill box - he flees, running through the streets of the town. The elephant finds Joe on a bridge above the highway, and upon seeing the elephant, Joe runs and hugs it. The elephant then leaves Joe because he now has the confidence to carry on in life
without assistance.
"Tonight, as a whole, was good," Weber said. "I wish that there were more."
Weber previously attended the WFVS's spring showcase and said the Fallfest selection was a nice preview of what is to come - more films, film styles and student ideas.
Freshman Sally Evans, a photography major, said she attended the event out of respect for film students. Evans, a commuter, said she was shocked at the event's attendance, which was less than 10 people.
Junior Bryant Gilmore, a scriptwriting major and WFVS historian, said several of the audience members were previous WFVS members. Gilmore said WFVS had a meeting Sept. 26, but he wasn't aware of the showcase until the day of the event.
The screening was one of the week's events designed to involve students in Homecoming activities. Earlier in the year, Campus Activities program manager Beth Blumfelder, a senior art history major, asked student groups and organizations to showcase their talents during the week leading up to the main Homecoming activities being held Oct. 28 to 30.
Blumfelder said she didn't expect a mass of students to attend the event, but she is trying to start a trend for Homecoming to be celebrated by students
and alumni.
The films ranged from the tale of Abraham Lincoln's assassinator John Wilkes Booth in "Booth," to the modern day boy-girl love story in "Young Love," to a musical narrative in "Plug."
Senior Kathleen Weber, a video production major, attended the event to see her friend John Richter's film "Booth" but said she enjoyed "The Program," as well as the other student
films shown.
"The Program," reminiscent of mainstream films "Stranger then Fiction" and "Donnie Darko," was narrated by a male voice who analyzed main character Joe's daily activities. The narrator later appears before Joe in the form of a pink elephant and follows Joe while Joe works. He coaches Joe on how to be successful at work as well as how to attract Karen, Joe's co-worker and crush.
After following Joe around and flirting with Karen, the unnamed elephant stays at Joe's house while Joe goes to work, and he redecorates Joe's house. When Joe returns home and sees the elephant's improvements - a pink blanket on the couch and a day-of-the-week pill box - he flees, running through the streets of the town. The elephant finds Joe on a bridge above the highway, and upon seeing the elephant, Joe runs and hugs it. The elephant then leaves Joe because he now has the confidence to carry on in life
without assistance.
"Tonight, as a whole, was good," Weber said. "I wish that there were more."
Weber previously attended the WFVS's spring showcase and said the Fallfest selection was a nice preview of what is to come - more films, film styles and student ideas.
Freshman Sally Evans, a photography major, said she attended the event out of respect for film students. Evans, a commuter, said she was shocked at the event's attendance, which was less than 10 people.
Junior Bryant Gilmore, a scriptwriting major and WFVS historian, said several of the audience members were previous WFVS members. Gilmore said WFVS had a meeting Sept. 26, but he wasn't aware of the showcase until the day of the event.
The screening was one of the week's events designed to involve students in Homecoming activities. Earlier in the year, Campus Activities program manager Beth Blumfelder, a senior art history major, asked student groups and organizations to showcase their talents during the week leading up to the main Homecoming activities being held Oct. 28 to 30.
Blumfelder said she didn't expect a mass of students to attend the event, but she is trying to start a trend for Homecoming to be celebrated by students
and alumni.
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