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Digital Video Productions
Digital Video Productions began with its inaugural production of the film version of August Strindberg's one act play, The Stronger. The film was sponsored by a grant from Lake Cumberland Performing Arts and the Cornelia Dozier Cooper Endowment. In September of 2007, The Stronger was named an official selection of the Bluegrass Independent Film Festival.
The College's theatre program began experimenting with the film process with its first production program aptly named “Cheap Video Productions.” After a few projects and an upgrade of equipment, the Theatre program is now ready to embrace the film making process with many projects.
Nancy Barry’s Big Case
This season, DVP will premier its first feature-length film entitled, Nancy Barry’s Big Case. This film is an off-beat romantic comedy set on the fictional campus of Summer Falls Community College. In many ways, it pays homage to the Bonita Granville “Nancy Drew” films of the 1930’s with a mystical twist. Nancy Barry’s Big Case is set in the present day and follows the story of a young college girl, seemingly stuck in the 1950’s, who tries to solve the mystery of a lifetime.
September - 48 Hour Film Festival
On the weekend of September 12, 13 and 14, 2008, SCC Theatre’s Digital Video Productions will hold its second 48 Hour Film Festival. Novice and professional filmmakers are invited to engage in the art and craft of filmmaking in this exciting and challenging two day event.
Film teams are given only two days to conceive, prepare, shoot and produce a short film (no longer than six minutes in length) and present it on SCC Stoner Little Theatre’s “big screen” along with short features from other filmmakers entered in the Festival.
The films and performances are adjudicated and the evening culminates with an awards ceremony honoring “Technical Excellence,” “Special Achievement in Creativity,” and “Best Film.” Performance awards are also given for “Best Ensemble Performance,” “Best Featured Performance,” and “Best Supporting Performance.” "People’s Choice Awards" will be given to those films that the audience votes on as most effectively incorporating the required elements into the films.
January – Winter Shorts Film Festival
Somerset Community College Theatre’s Digital Video Productions welcomes submissions of all genres of films of no more than ten minutes in length. The event is designed to showcase aspiring filmmakers of all ages from throughout the United States. A panel of judges will select the shorts to be showcased at the Festival to be held on the campus of Somerset Community College on Saturday, January 24th, 2009.
Awards will be given for “Best Film,” “Best Director,” “Outstanding Technical Accomplishment,” “Outstanding Creative Accomplishment,” “Best Original Screenplay,” “Best Leading Performance,” “Best Supporting Performance,” and “Best Ensemble Performance.”
SCC encourages anyone who is interested in taking part in any capacity with Digital Video Productions, to stop by the Fine Arts Offices in Stoner Hall and fill out an application. You may also get further information regarding Digital Video Productions by contacting the director Steve Cleberg at Steve.Cleberg@kctcs.edu.
