VANGUARDstudios » briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:45:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en FRIDAY, OCT 23RD, 10A, SCOTT 117 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=210 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=210#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:45:15 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=210 Friday October 26th / 10 am / SCOTT 117

Are you interning this semester? Registering for an internship next semester? You are required to to be at this meeting! On Friday, October 26thrd at 10 am in Scott 117. Bring a pen and get ready to make some contacts and get excited about all the opportunities.

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=210 Vanguard Film Festival — Thursday, April 23, 2009 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=522 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=522#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:02:15 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=522 This Thursday evening, the Vanguard Film Festival returns to the Cove at 7pm. The Official Selections have been decided by the film panel.  The results follow.

The Vanguard Film Festival is committed to helping students to forge new frontiers in their artistic endeavors. The films featured in the festival are opportunity for students to formulate beliefs, promote great arguments, and advocate artistic integrity.
The Official Selections

8 AWARD CATEGORIES

Best Picture        Best Music Video / Animation / Experimental Film
Best Director        Best Sound Design        Best Screenplay
Best Editing        Best Cinematography    Best Actor

BEST PICTURE
Golden Love
Immure
Wendy Goes On a Blind Date

BEST MUSIC VIDEO / ANIMATION / EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Breakfast
Keep Breathing
We Shape Our World
Your Ex-lover is Dead

BEST DIRECTOR
Golden Love – Scott Tremper
Immure – Bethany Lomas
The Story of My Life – Joanna Roberts
Wendy Goes On a Blind Date – Ann Seat

BEST SCREENPLAY
Hello John – Brittney Frailing and Scott Tremper
Immure – Bethany Lomas
Poser – David Tremaine
The Last of Its Kind – Christine Thor
The Story of My Life – Joanna Roberts
Wendy Goes On a Blind Date – Ann Seat

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Falling Roses – Matthew Schenk, Dan Bertsch, Bethany Lomas
Hello John – Adam Newton, Joanna Roberts, Paul Goodin
Immure – Blaine Jenks and Adam Newton
Keep Breathing – Joanna Roberts
Vagalien Trailer – Adam Newton, Jessica Perlman, Paul Goodin

BEST EDITING
Breakfast – TJ Ridings and Adam Newton
Immure – Rebecca A. Herriford
Reverie – Kelly Mount, Dinae Citta, Rebecca A. Herriford
The Last of Its Kind – Adam Newton and Scot Tremper
Your Ex-Lover is Dead – Rebecca A. Herriford

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Hello John – Mark Batstone and Scott Tremper
Reverie – Dinae Citta and Kelly Mount
The Last of Its Kind – Adam Newton and Scott Tremper
The Story of My Life – Mark Batstone, Rebecca A. Herriford, Joanna Roberts

BEST ACTOR
Golden Love – Stanton Gagel
Hello John – David Hunter
Immure – Bethany Lomas
Wendy Goes On a Blind Date – Ann Seat

Special Invitations, 2009 Vanguard Film Festival

All That I Can’t Be – music video
I Can Never Be Your Woman – music video
Knotty Pine – music video
My Loss – music video
Rare Purple Robin – narrative short
Study Break – narrative short
Also, a new addition to the festival this year, 50 film festival posters were created by VU students. The top ten posters were chosen and then voted on by students in the Communication course, Visual Technology. The winning poster was created by VU student Sam Roberts. Sam’s work will be used for all promotional materials for this year’s festival. Congratulations, Sam!

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=522 Summer Session Courses Are Here! http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=451 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=451#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:27:22 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=451 Three Cinema / Digital Media courses will be unveiled in their first summer offering at Vanguard University. The last three weeks of May, from May 11-May 29, the following courses will be offered to all students, alumni and members of the community:

Comm 273: Visual Technology (3 units) ::: Learn design theory in all aspects of media (print, screen, web) through hands-on application. Get your hands dirty with Photoshop and learn how to design an image to grab audience attention.

Comm 470: Basic Editing with Final Cut Pro (3 units) ::: Ever wanted to learn how to edit together video, the right way? In this great course, you will learn Final Cut and also how to utilize other applications, like Vimeo and Youtube to publish your work right away.

Comm 470: HD Workflow (3 units) ::: Been working with video, but HD makes your head spin? Get to know HD by getting your hands on cameras and understanding the process from pre-production to wrap

Most courses like these are only 3 days and cost around $1500. These courses have online work to help you understand key concepts and two days a week in class for multiple hands-on opportunities for $300 a unit! You will need to come to campus to register for summer courses. Click here for more information.

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=451 Vanguard Film Festival, Thursday, April 23rd http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=447 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=447#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:40:17 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=447 The 4th Vanguard University Film Festival is returning to Costa Mesa, CA on April 23, 2009. The Film festival, held for the last four years on the campus at Vanguard University is committed to helping students to forge new frontiers in their artistic endeavors. The films featured in the festival are opportunity for students to formulate beliefs, promote great arguments, and advocate artistic integrity. The festival will begin at 7pm in the Cove.

To participate in the festival, you can volunteer or enter a film. We look forward to seeing you there!

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=447 VU Students National Geographic Finalists http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=414 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=414#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:12:02 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=414 Animation students Cody Crawford, Josh Hamilton and Scott Houston were chosen as finalists for the National Geographic Preserve our Planet PSA Contest. These Vanguard Cinema / Digital Media students created a stop motion PSA entitled “Together We can Change Our World.” The project uses natural and sustainable resources in its production. You can see these students amazing work “Together We can Change Our World” online at National Geographic along with 7 other finalists.

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=414 VOTE for the Best Film Festival Poster http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=381 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=381#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:46:00 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=381 This year marks the 4th annual Vanguard Film Festival. This year’s festival theme is “GROW.” We also have a special category this year for environmental/cause filmmaking. In honor of the festival, we had students from the course Visual Technology submit artwork for the festival in keeping with the theme. We thought the festival panel could choose the best, but they are just too good! We decided to make you the judge. What is your vote for your favorite poster? VIEW THE POSTERS HERE. (A new window will pop open with the artwork. Keep this window open to come back and submit your vote. Your vote is entirely confidential.)

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=381 What’s the Big Deal about Sundance? http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=330 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=330#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:58:06 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=330 Recently the Hollywood Reporter wrote an article about independent films taking a more direct route to studios than taking the chance of audience lukewarm approval at Sundance. Independent filmmakers often lament that their chances of getting into Sundance without a “name” attached to their film is slim and none. Is Sundance really about independent film? What does a film “get” out of going to Sundance or any other film festival for that matter?

Check out the following articles and make up your own mind…

What if Sundance isn’t about sales anymore?

Making a film is only half the Battle…

Festivals for a doc…

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=330 Midterm Supervisor Internship Evaluation http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=316 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=316#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:57:19 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=316

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=316 Midterm Student Internship Evaluation http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=312 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=312#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:40:55 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=312

]]> http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?feed=rss2&p=312 Supervisors Final Evaluation http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=302 http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=302#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:56:58 +0000 briannanishie http://vanguardstudios.org/2008/?p=302

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