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INDIE GOGO In This Issue: Indie Gogo…..……………….………1 In the News…...………………….....2 Calendar of Events & Announcements…..……….….…….3 Geek(s) of the Week….……….....…4 A Peak Inside Preproduction……..5 Indie Gogo……….…………………..6 Meet Our Board Members…….…..7
We can officially add another award to our records! Our music video “Freaky Love” won 1st Place at the BEA Conference in Vegas this year! Both Anastasia Eliopoulos (Production Assistant) and Tyler Pina (Director) accepted the award on behalf of the entire team! We have some exciting news! Kent State University Independent Films was accepted into Student Media! Our official start date will be Fall of 2015. We can’t wait to see where this takes us for our organization as well as for the school of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Photo by Nick Dragon While attending the conference in Vegas, KSUIF members Brandon Lazenko and Anastasia Eliopoulos decided to make a video with Dancer and Choreographer PJ Camargo. Click on the picture to watch it on YouTube!
Thank you to all those who came out and ate at Applebee’s for our fundraising event!
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*** For those interested in helping out with Preproduction of “Unlucky,” classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9:15am until 10:30am in Franklin Hall, room 104.*** If you’re looking to get hands on experience working on a set right now, consider working on our most recent project HeartBeat. We are looking for both crew and extras. Please contact Brandon Lazenko if interested at blazenko@kent.edu Have you ever wanted to work on a movie? Now’s your chance! We still have A TON of positions open. If you are interested in being a part of Unlucky, please e-mail us at kentstatefilms@gmail.com
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At the end of this semester, we have several leaders in this organization graduation. We are looking for dedicated members to be added to our board! The positions available are as follows: Treasurer Director of Fundraising Director of Graphics Assistants (1-3) The only requirements for those positions are holding above a 2.5 GPA and being registered in at least 8 credit hours. If interested, please email us or stop by our office hours.
GEEK(S) OF THE WEEK
Week of April 13th Here is the writer for the film: Nathan Mitchell He is a Senior here at Kent State University, with a major in Electronic Media Production. His favorite movie is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His most unlucky moment: “Caught my girlfriend and best friend in bed together then had to walk 3 miles home. On the way back, I was sprayed by a skunk.”
Week of April 20th Here is the Unit Production Manager for the film, Anastasia Eliopoulos She is a Senior here at Kent State University, with a major in Electronic Media Management She is the Vice President & Treasurer of KSUIF. Her favorite movie is The Italian Job. Her most unlucky moment: “While carrying equipment from my friends’ car into Franklin Hall, I turned my head to talk to my friend and walked into a handicap sign. After dropping off the equipment and laughing it off, I opened my backpack and found that my lotion had exploded all over my homework…my books smelled like Skittles for a month.”
A Peek Inside Preproduction Photos Taken By: Dawn Lu
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INDIE GOGO
Click on the photo above to be taken to our Indie Gogo page!
Please share our Indie Gogo page with friends and family as 100% of the contributions made will go directly towards state-of-the-art cameras, lighting, electrical equipment, audio, special effects, locations, wardrobe, feeding our hardworking cast/crew during our film sessions, and more! We have some awesome perks as well such as DVD’s, signed scripts and exclusive behind the scenes content.
Meet Our Board Members
Vice President/ Treasurer
President Buddy Candela
Anastasia Eliopoulos
Secretary Brandon Lazenko
Director of Social Media
Director of Marketing
Fred Beery
Hannah Raulston
Director of Fundraising
Director of Graphics
Graphics Assistant
Kirsten Charlton
Keegan Larwin
Josh Quiros
Assistant
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Dylan Welles
Jenna Kramer
Contact Us
Address: 550 Hilltop Drive Kent, OH 44242
Office Phone: (330) 672-8198 Office Hours: 11:00AM – 5:00PM E-mail: kentstatefilms@gmail.com