idvp at Hennepin Tech

Media Storm gets it’s hands on the new standard in professional digital film cameras. Earlier this June in preparation for the 48 Hour Film Project members of Media Storm shot some test footage with the Red One with MX Sensor camera. The crew learned much about the workflow and usage of the camera used to shoot major motion pictures District 9 and Gamer. Now, the plan is to use it to shoot Media Storm’s next 48 hour Film.

This past weekend the Interactive Design & Video Production Program (IDVP) had six students participate in the production of “Jake’s Card”. “Jake’s Card” is a short film that was written as part of the “Quiet on the Set” Competition. Kassandra Langum directed the piece and along with Nicki Andert produced an entertaining and imaginative short film set at the new Maple Grove library. The Quiet on the Set Competition is coordinated by Metropolitan Library Service Agency and is in it’s second year of the competition. The competition has several required elements including the universal library sign, a library card and interior and exterior of a metro public library must be shown during some point of the film. On August 13th and 14th all films from the competition will be screened at Pohlad Auditorium at the Central Library in Downtown Minneapolis. Then on August 15th the winning films in ten categories will be screened and the beautiful QOTS trophies and other prizes will be given out at the QOTS Gala at the majestic Uptown Theater at Lagoon and Hennepin in Minneapolis. Please come to all of the screenings in support of IDVP, Standby Productions and “Jake’s Card” Cast and Crew.  Great job IDVP students!  Check out the “Quiet on the Set” website at  http://www.melsa.org/melsa/index.cfm/programs/qots/

Magnetic Productions will have two interns from IDVP this summer.  Sam Hanus will work in post production and Aaron Meyer will intern during production.  Good luck to Sam and Aaron as they start later this month.  We would like to thank former student and IDVP advisory member Alyssa Fox for helping out our students with the Magnetic Productions internships.

Interactive Design Video Production students took part in the spring graduation ceremony in Eden Prairie on May 19th. (L to R) Instructor John McCaffrey, Josh Ramm, Sam Hanus, Aaron Meyer, Lenny Poppenhagan and instructor Rich Oxley. (not pictured) Vashti Knaaze and Dan Past.  We wish all the graduates good luck on their new jobs and internships.

Brian Schroeder will be representing HTC at the 48 hour Film Race on June 18-20. Brian will join 9 other HTC IDVP students as they write, shoot, and edit and film in 48 hours. HTC has participated in the 24 and 48 hour contests. Good luck to Standby Productions!

Sam Hanus will join Clay Ebeling in Kansas City for the National SkillsUSA Contest in June. HTC is the defending national champion in Television production. Sam and Clay will put their skills to the test as they have two days to produce a promotional video. Good luck Clay and Sam at SkillsUSA.

Congratulations to our talented students who competed at the SkillsUSA Minnesota State contest on 4/10-4/11. Clay Ebeling and Samantha Hanus took gold in the TV/Video Production contest. Keith Kadinger and Brennan Caroline took the silver. The competition was fierce and the final videos were outstanding. Contestants were required to write, produce, and edit a video about the Eastman Nature Center. The entire production cycle was required to be completed in 4 hours. The videos will be online soon.

Michelle rocked the Web Design contest with partner Nate Geier at the SkillsUSA Minnesota State Contest on 4/11. They designed and coded a website under tight time constraints that met industry standards and contest requirements. Michelle plans to journey to Kansas City to compete in the SkillsUSA National Contest in June. Congratulations Michelle!

This past weekend the Interactive Design Video Production program (IDVP) had 12 students compete in the 24 hour Minneapolis Film Race 2010.  Students were given 24 hours to create/produce a 3-5 minute movie with an assigned topic.  The films will be judged on Wednesday, March 31st at the Oak Street Cinema in SE Minneapolis.  The films will be posted online after that and can be voted for online.

More info about the contest

Advanced Production Lab students Clay Ebeling and Cory Laing came in to the studio during spring break to paint flats and set lights for the new Reel to Real show.  In the next few weeks we will put together a mock R2R show to determine the work flow for future students.  Thanks for your help guys!

Students from the Video Production Equipment course get “hands on” with a 3-minute demonstration.  The students shoot a product “live” with 3 cameras and 3 varied shots.  Each student directs a demonstration with a full crew.