Media professionals, students, faculty and alumni gathered on Tuesday, May 3, at the Regal Green Hills Cinema in Nashville to view a compilation of this year’s best student work in the Department of Electronic Media Communication.
The annual First Look featured award-winning documentaries, live sports, music videos and animation montages produced by EMC students during the summer and fall semesters of 2015 and the spring 2016 semester. Official selections were announced on April 30.
The annual showcase is the brainchild of EMC Assistant Professor Tom Neff, who ran a similar program while earning his M.F.A. at the University of Southern California. EMC Chair Billy Pittard emceed the presentation and hosted a catered reception following the screening. This year’s event also included a display of student photography and an exhibit of student-produced New Media projects.
First Look‘s goal is to create interest in EMC students and their work. The screening of films and videos is limited to about one hour to make it convenient for busy professionals. The event is sponsored by the College of Media and Entertainment.
Official selections this year were:
Wildman, short film by Zack Wells
Martha, Athens documentary by Patrick Murphy
Kid at Heart, skateboard park profile by Zach Carpenter
Captivated, animated short film by David Henley
Sofa King, sofa expert profile, by Matt Raby
5 Second Rule, comedy by Angel Agee
Appearances, comedy/drama by Bridget Shike
2D Animated Montage
Break the Jump, Athens documentary by Joshua Leedham
Advanced Multi Camera Concert Production Class
Love & Scrapple, profile by Charles Blackburn
Before It’s Too Late, horror/mystery short film by Adam Bollinger
Table 3, drama/comedy short film by Tanner Knox
3D Animation Montage
What is Fallen Heroes Family Camp? profile by Joel Whitehead
Elements, music video excerpt by Nathan Center
You Are My Sunshine, music video excerpt by Kyle Holland
7 Years, music video excerpt by Haley Hudgins
Fadeaway, music video excerpt by John Rollins
La Mirada Retrospectiva, music video excerpt by Luke Harvey
Music Video, music video excerpt by Kelsey Hoggard
How It Feels, music video excerpt by Brock Howard
LED Content & Design Montage
EMC Live Sporting Events Montage
Stop Motion Animation
Emergency Dorito, commercial short by Joshua Leedham
Discovery, animated short story by Derek Barnes
Narratology, short film by Andrew Roxby
No Cleaner Threads, MTSU Film Guild
Interactive Works, display featured at the front of the Regal 16 Theater
Photography, display featured at the front of the Regal 16 Theater
To view First Look 2016, please click here.
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