2008 Woodie Awards
Students create film for Web site in only one day
Kate Shea
Issue date: 11/7/07 Section: WEB EXTRAS
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A registered team of six students, led by UW-Whitewater student Darren Hafford, entered the 24-Hour Insomnia Film Festival sponsored by Apple.
On the day of the UW-Whitewater's Homecoming game, the team was given a list of 10 elements-special props, dialog, settings. The team then had 24 hours to script, cast, shoot, edit, score and upload their short film to the Apple Web site.
The short film had to be three minutes or less, or it would be disqualified.
Hafford's UW-Whitewater team was especially in a scramble since their lead actress was from Madison and could only be in Whitewater for two hours.
"It was a time crunch all the way around, but it worked out well," Hafford said. "It's a good challenge."
Since the deadline, the film festival created a gallery, allowing anyone to view the 100s of short films that were submitted. Viewers can use their itunes ID to vote on whichever movie is their favorite. The top 25 films will then be presented to the festival judges. Voting on the films closes Friday.
Hafford's short film is titled "All Dressed Up," and it can be found by going to apple.com/education/insomnia/resources.html and by clicking on the gallery link. Then, in the search bar, type in the name of their short film.
Hafford's team used both UW-Whitewater equipment and staff. A screen writing class and professor helped with the script, and multiple actors lent their acting talent to the team.
This was Hafford's third festival in a year, and since then he's done another.
Hafford's team wasn't the only UW-Whitewater team in the Insomnia Film Festival. Anna Weisling also led another UW-Whitewater team. Her short film is titled "D'ja Viewed."
Multiple teams from UW-Whitewater have competed in a total of six film festivals within the past year.
"We joked that Whitewater will become a film school - they just don't know it yet," Hafford said.
Hafford enters the timed film festivals because he wants to be a director when he graduates.
"The idea of making short films is how you get started," Hafford said.
Hafford's registered team consisted of Andrew Brierly, Jeremy Pink, Tristan Rendo, David Blue, and Elon Arbiture.
On the day of the UW-Whitewater's Homecoming game, the team was given a list of 10 elements-special props, dialog, settings. The team then had 24 hours to script, cast, shoot, edit, score and upload their short film to the Apple Web site.
The short film had to be three minutes or less, or it would be disqualified.
Hafford's UW-Whitewater team was especially in a scramble since their lead actress was from Madison and could only be in Whitewater for two hours.
"It was a time crunch all the way around, but it worked out well," Hafford said. "It's a good challenge."
Since the deadline, the film festival created a gallery, allowing anyone to view the 100s of short films that were submitted. Viewers can use their itunes ID to vote on whichever movie is their favorite. The top 25 films will then be presented to the festival judges. Voting on the films closes Friday.
Hafford's short film is titled "All Dressed Up," and it can be found by going to apple.com/education/insomnia/resources.html and by clicking on the gallery link. Then, in the search bar, type in the name of their short film.
Hafford's team used both UW-Whitewater equipment and staff. A screen writing class and professor helped with the script, and multiple actors lent their acting talent to the team.
This was Hafford's third festival in a year, and since then he's done another.
Hafford's team wasn't the only UW-Whitewater team in the Insomnia Film Festival. Anna Weisling also led another UW-Whitewater team. Her short film is titled "D'ja Viewed."
Multiple teams from UW-Whitewater have competed in a total of six film festivals within the past year.
"We joked that Whitewater will become a film school - they just don't know it yet," Hafford said.
Hafford enters the timed film festivals because he wants to be a director when he graduates.
"The idea of making short films is how you get started," Hafford said.
Hafford's registered team consisted of Andrew Brierly, Jeremy Pink, Tristan Rendo, David Blue, and Elon Arbiture.
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