SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND THE ARTS

Volume 25. February 2005

STUDENT PORTRAIT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadlines! for May Graduates:
- March 7: Return of Comp Exams
- March 24: Final Defense for Theses/Portfolios
- April 1: Final Defense for Doctoral Dissertations
- April 1: Master's Theses/Portfolios to Proofreader
Graduating in May? Mark your calendar for May Grad Information Session on March 29 at noon. More info later. Visit also the Graduation Info website>

CAMPUS MINISTRY

Prayer for the Entertainment Industry: Join us! March Prayer Calendar (PDF)
Remember to attend School Chapel on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:00 noon, Main Theatre. The event includes specially choreographed music, video and dance performance by the Creative Group. View flyer (PDF)

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Preview Smile (before its release to theatres) on Friday, March 4 at 7:00 PM in Screening Room A. Smile is based on 80,000 true stories.

Introducing Carrie Leeper:
Coming from a small private college in Iowa, I have a background in graphic design in both print and web media. I came to Regent for the Journalism program but felt led to cross into Cinema Television because of my artistic vision that I wanted to share. Since starting in the Directing track I have found great friends to work with and have discovered movie watching has changed a bit.

In studying Cinematography, I have found a real passion that I would love to pursue, God willing, as a career. The Director of Photography who has inspired me so much by his movies has been Conrad L. Hall.
(American Beauty and Road to Perdition)

In order to support myself, I started to work for the COM school as a GA for web design and editor for this newsletter

"The Inner Stage" a combination of interpretive dance and the reality of a high school girl's choice to reject the judgments of the world, was the first five minute production I had the chance to direct. The success of the production I attribute to God, the cast, and crew and will be entering the movie in the upcoming Regent Film Festivals.

Carrie Leeper (email carrlee@regent.edu)

UPCOMING EVENTS...

DEPARTMENT NEWS

March 3 at 7:00PM in Screening Room A, Collection of African American Regent student productions
Movie Night, Mondays at 7:00PM in Screening Room A
Thursdays at 3:30-5:00PM outside Comm 146, Steven Kenneally, School Librarian answering research questions

Peter Engel back on campus!

Our former dean loves Regent and Virginia as a place to visit, but not to live. He is still a West Coast guy! His recent visit to campus to teach the Business of the Business was met with enthusiasm by the students. One student remarked: “there is nothing like hearing from someone about the business who is in the business!” Engel will return to campus to participate in the University preview weekend.

Journalism

- Be sure to check out the latest news and stories at The Standard Report.

- Town Hall Meeting, March 15 from 12:30 to 1 pm, at the Theatre Acting Lab. The meeting is for all journalism students. The main topic for discussion will be journalism curriculum for summer and fall. Pizza will be provided!!

- Paid Local Internship Opportunity (PDF) available with the Virginia Department Of Transportation for public affairs.

Theatre

Suspense fills the air in Ten Little Indians when 10 strangers are summoned to an island getaway only to discover their fate is being decided by a mysterious madman.
Preview the Trailer (Format: Windows Media, Length 30sec.)

- Have an interest in learning about stage combat for theatre and film? From swashbuckling, black powder firearms, to contemporary firearms, check out what the Virginia Beach Bash has to offer!

Cinema-Television

- Congratulations to Syn and Heart of Saturday Night,
two Regent films, which been honored with the Aegis Award of Excellence. For full coverage see Regent News.

- Great news from the summer film for INSP!
Two stories have been selected by Regent students, and are on their way to full scripts. Angela Andrews (M.A., Script & Screenwriting) and Kevin Crawford (MFA, Script & Screenwriting) were the two finalists among a strong field of contenders for our first made-for-TV movie to be shot this summer.
Final scripts will be submitted to the client, INSP (The Inspiration Networks) later next month; pre-production begins soon thereafter. If you are interested in production crew positions, please contact Professor Doug Miller ASAP!
Directors will apply, with demo reel, to Peter Engel who will EP this project.

- National Internship Opportunities! (PDF) are available with FOX Studios and Signal Hill Productions for pre-production and post-production!

- NARO and OTIS Film Festival submissions forms are now available at the Production Office. The deadline for both is April 1st so be sure to get them in!