Mission Viejo, CA – The Department of Cinema-Television-Radio (CTVR) at Saddleback College is pleased to announce that their student showcase of short films will premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on May 4th at 5 pm at Sage Hill School, 20402 Newport Coast Drive, Newport Beach.
This year’s lineup includes the following shorts: Biology 101 Trailer (3 min.) by Christopher Smith, 2010; When I Met Jackie Reynold ( 3 min.) by Ashkan Golara and Ryan Parsons, 2011; An Idiot Tale ( 8 min.) by Maureen Meenagh, 2010; Iris ( 15 min.) by Kevin Weir and Clint Davidson, 2010; Who Killed Santa? (3 min.) by Jeffrey Parkin, 2010; Bananas (6 min.) by Pani Duprey, 2011, One of Those Days (14 min.) by Jeffrey Parkin, 2010, Broken #9 ( 6 min.) by Maureen Meenagh, 2010; I Scream, You Scream (5 min.) by Michael Switzer, 2011 and Hit the Lights (11 min.) by David Helman, 2011.
Charlie Myers, film faculty and co-chair of the CTVR Department says, “we are very proud of our slate of pictures this year as they include every film shot in our advanced production class as well as a couple of introductory filmmaking projects. Also this year we have two trailers that showcase the feature films that were produced by our students. Our lineup of films will again demonstrate the high standards of our department and we will again show ourselves as one of the best public college or university in the nation for our field.”
For more than 20 years, the Cinema/Television/Radio Department (CTVR) at Saddleback College has been known for giving students hands-on experience. This means students design their film, shoot it, and you edit it. CTVR always puts the concept of bringing the “real world” into the classroom as a priority. Shooting on the latest technology including Red Digital Cinema and Final Cut Pro 7 HD, Saddleback offers the full set of filmmaking tools such as dollys, steadicams, and industry standard lighting, camera, and audio packages. The department’s productions each year are featured in the Newport Beach Film Festival and students constantly transfer to the top university film schools or they are placed in desirable internships and jobs. Saddleback’s CTVR Department is offering courses designed to help students succeed in the field, including outstanding 1 to 2 day workshops for students who want to specialize in a specific area of filmmaking. CTVR continues to teach the approach of concept to final edit in terms of visual storytelling, aesthetics, composition, directing, producing, cinematography, lighting, audio and editing. CTVR is an elite film school at Saddleback College and was featured in Movie Maker Magazine this year
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
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Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
www.saddleback.edu/arts
