Students from all areas of study flocking to film
The filmmaking week for Campus MovieFest launched Tuesday, and students of all years and majors waited to pick up their cameras, laptops and other equipment in the Russell House.
With the red carpet, banners, CMF employees and participants, the launch caused quite a stir downstairs in the student union.
Aaron Anderson, a second-year finance student who signed up for Campus MovieFest this year, said he thinks the best part about CMF is that anyone can participate.
“It’s a great way to do something creative and showcase it,” Anderson said. “Also, it’s a good way to meet other students with similar interests, especially at the finale. It’s just a really cool event.”
Participants in the competition are encouraged to be creative and branch out with their genres and ideas for short films. Jada Williams, a first-year broadcast journalism student, was inspired, in part, by the loss of a Hollywood icon.
“I’m doing this for the late, great, Philip Seymour Hoffman,” Williams said.
When asked why she signed up for CMF, Williams added, “I did something similar back home. I had a lot of fun, and I wanted to do it again.”
If you’re anticipating the results told at the Campus MovieFest red carpet finale, you’ll have to wait until the end of next week.
This week of student moviemaking will wrap up on Monday, and the CMF finale will be later that week on Thursday, Feb. 13.