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by KELSEY OHLEGER
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Lights, camera, Apple.
Students at Appalachian State University have the opportunity to compete in the Apple iMovie Fest.
The competition is hosted by Apple Computers, the University Bookstore and the Department of General Education and is open to all university students.
Winners of the film festival will receive various prizes including an Apple iPod.
Films are limited to a maximum of five minutes and must fit the theme of “An Appalachian Experience.”
Co-Director
of the competition and Assistant Director of the Department of General
Education Nick S. Rudisill hopes the films will help new students
understand what Appalachian has to offer.
“With
the loss of freshman seminar, we worried about transitions for
students,” Rudisill said. “This is a great way for students to show
[others] what they think Appalachian is all about.”
Student teams of five people or less are required to submit a proposal to be accepted into the competition.
Proposal forms can be downloaded from the film festival’s Web site at imovie.appstate.edu.
The
forms are due Wednesday to Co-Director of the competition and Academic
Advisor of the Heltzer Honors Program Zack W. Underwood in the honors
office of East Residence Hall.
The team contact person will be notified whether or not the proposal is accepted Oct. 22.
Once a
team is accepted into the festival, they will be provided with a
camcorder, a brand new Apple MacBook Pro, and multiple other materials
necessary to shoot and edit their film.
“We want
everyone to be able to participate, that is why we provide the
camcorder,” Rudisill said. “We provide the computer and we teach you
how to use them.”
The University Documentary Services provides classes for participants to learn to use digital camcorders and iMovie software.
“If you’ve never touched a video camera before, this is your opportunity to make a great film,” Underwood said.
Students can compete in three different competition levels, depending on their year and film making experience.
The
“First Year” category is available to teams of freshman students only,
“Open” is for any student using iMovie software, and “Pro” is for any
experienced team of students not using Apple iMovie to create their
film.
This will be the first time since 2005 that the festival will take place at Appalachian.
Rudisill
said he hopes this year’s competition will provoke a greater interest
so Appalachian can continue to host an annual film festival.
All
movies will be showcased Nov. 12 in I.G. Greer Auditorium and
immediately followed by the announcement of winners and presentation of
prizes.
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