2008 Woodie Awards
Films light silver screen
Student productions "A Story About Bob", "FOUND" premiere in Hollywood-style event
Jordan Krueger
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Trinity Life
The red carpet has made its way to the Stieren Theater. Tonight at 7, the Communication Department, TigerTV, Association of Student Representatives and the Tiger Council welcome all Trinity students and staff to attend the double-feature premiere of "A Story About Bob" and the pilot episode of "FOUND."
"The primary goal [of the premiere] is to promote filmmaking at Trinity, show what can be done through TigerTV, and show the professional experience that can be done at Trinity," said Junior Andy Quirin, independent projects manager of TigerTV and executive producer of "FOUND."
According to Quirin, the premiere will include, along with the two features, a red carpet walk-in for the event, a large reception afterward with plenty of food and the Trinity Jazz Ensemble playing both before and after in the lobby. Seniors Nick Nobel and Michael Elder, writers of the pilot episode, will MC the event. Being that it is a red carpet event, formal attire is encouraged.
After the premiere of "A Story About Bob" and "FOUND", a trailer for "Secondary Education", created by Sophomore Matt Hayes, will conclude the viewing. According to Hayes, "Secondary Education" tells the story of five friends in college who attempt the bold transition from childlike and juvenile behavior into responsible adulthood.
"The show is for mature audiences," Hayes said. "It definitely has plenty of college-age humor."
The show is set to premiere next weekend on Saturday, Feb. 9.
A little over a year ago, Junior Jon Simpkins, after receiving success and acclaim from his earlier picture entitled "Two-By-Fours and Time Machines," started mulling over the concept of his next project, "A Story About Bob."
"After 'Two-By-Fours,' I realized that a lot of the pacing for most student films is just awful," Simpkins said. "This project came out of the concept of going the other direction, seeing how much plot you could fit into a short."
According to Simpkins, the first bit of plot that he used to anchor the story came out of, "the concept of waking up and not remembering what happens the night before. You drive around and hear something rolling around in the trunk. What if you go and check to see what it is- I had a nightmare that this happened once- and what if it was something that you had no business having, like a person."
"The primary goal [of the premiere] is to promote filmmaking at Trinity, show what can be done through TigerTV, and show the professional experience that can be done at Trinity," said Junior Andy Quirin, independent projects manager of TigerTV and executive producer of "FOUND."
According to Quirin, the premiere will include, along with the two features, a red carpet walk-in for the event, a large reception afterward with plenty of food and the Trinity Jazz Ensemble playing both before and after in the lobby. Seniors Nick Nobel and Michael Elder, writers of the pilot episode, will MC the event. Being that it is a red carpet event, formal attire is encouraged.
After the premiere of "A Story About Bob" and "FOUND", a trailer for "Secondary Education", created by Sophomore Matt Hayes, will conclude the viewing. According to Hayes, "Secondary Education" tells the story of five friends in college who attempt the bold transition from childlike and juvenile behavior into responsible adulthood.
"The show is for mature audiences," Hayes said. "It definitely has plenty of college-age humor."
The show is set to premiere next weekend on Saturday, Feb. 9.
A little over a year ago, Junior Jon Simpkins, after receiving success and acclaim from his earlier picture entitled "Two-By-Fours and Time Machines," started mulling over the concept of his next project, "A Story About Bob."
"After 'Two-By-Fours,' I realized that a lot of the pacing for most student films is just awful," Simpkins said. "This project came out of the concept of going the other direction, seeing how much plot you could fit into a short."
According to Simpkins, the first bit of plot that he used to anchor the story came out of, "the concept of waking up and not remembering what happens the night before. You drive around and hear something rolling around in the trunk. What if you go and check to see what it is- I had a nightmare that this happened once- and what if it was something that you had no business having, like a person."
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