A BRIGHTER IMAGE STUDENT VIDEO CREW WINS STATE AWARDS.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer VALENCIA - Five minutes before Valencia High's morning newscast newscast Radio or television broadcast of news events. News gathering and broadcasting by the radio networks began in the mid-1930s and increased significantly during World War II. The television newscast began in 1948 with 15-minute programs that resembled movie newsreels. went live Monday, the noise from its crew of rowdy, high-energy video- production students had settled to a quiet roar. Despite a few awkward moments and problems with a taped interview segment, the casual group managed to beam steady bursts of school deadlines and permission slip information into the school's classrooms. The group, apart from its daily newscast, has gained recognition for other work. Its coverage of the ``Every 15 Minutes'' drunk driving deterrent program and a documentary on the 1928 St. Francis Dam The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity-arch dam, designed to create a reservoir as part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The dam was located 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Los Angeles, California, near the city of Santa Clarita. disaster netted several prizes Monday at the California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. And its music video, set to the Queens of the Stone Age hit ``No One Knows,'' will be part of the student showcase at this summer's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Film Festival. ``I just open the doors for them,'' video teacher Jennifer Overdevest said. ``It's just giving kids the opportunity to be creative. You'll be surprised what they come up with.'' Students Mark Calver and Tara McCarthy produced a 20-minute behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's ongoing DUI prevention program at the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
Senior Corey Orefice, 17, edited eight hours of footage from the assembly into a seven-minute compilation reel. Both films and accompanying featurettes are available on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and sold by the class as fund-raisers. ``It's just moving pictures,'' Orefice said. ``But when you put the right music with the right kind of shot, people will react to it.'' Ricky Courtney's ``Man Made Disaster'' traced the construction and collapse of the St. Francis Dam, which unleashed an estimated 15 billion gallons of water and killed at least 450 people 76 years ago. The film, which took about month to research and edit, includes still photos and narration provided by Courtney's father. ``We were kind of playing with different voices, and we decided on something slightly western,'' said Courtney, 16. Calver, Orefice and Alex Voorhees, 17, collaborated on the music video, which will be shown during the Los Angeles Film Festival, June 17-26. The trio shot and appeared in the short, even lip-syncing to the tune. The video shot was also an excuse to test a new editing program. ``We know we wanted to make a video that's just off the wall,'' Orefice said. ``We were experimenting with different kinds of shots.'' The filmmakers played with palette swap The palette swap is a practice often used in video games, whereby a graphic that is already used for one element is given a different palette so that it can be reused for other elements. and digital backgrounds, and replicated the suspended ``bullet-time'' effect from ``The Matrix'' films. Despite the emphasis on style, Calver values substance. ``Everything is based on a good story,'' said Mark Calver, 18. ``If the story's (not good), it all falls apart.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Aaron Smith Aaron Smith may refer to:
carver (carving instrument), n and Michelle Frezieres, above broadcast the daily news on the video system of Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
(3) Greg Meltzer and Robbie Greenwald edit a video project together. (4 -- 5) Josh Pupp and Jayme Young, above, tape a remote report for the daily video news at Valencia High. At left, students in a classroom catch a report from Michelle Frezieres. The video production students at Valencia not only produce a daily newscast, but they also put together award-winning pieces ranging from a documentary about the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster to a music video. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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