{"id":94903,"date":"2024-05-07T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=94903"},"modified":"2024-05-07T20:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:27:05","slug":"harrington-school-capstone-filmmakers-to-show-off-semesters-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/harrington-school-capstone-filmmakers-to-show-off-semesters-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrington School capstone filmmakers to show off semester\u2019s work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 7, 2024 \u2013 Jacob Snowiss wanted to push himself in his final semester as a Film\/Media student at the 溏心vlog免费B站. For Snowiss, that meant working on 10 student films\u2014and being on a film set every weekend this semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to work on these films not just because I wanted to see these incredible stories come to life but also because I knew it was the end,\u201d said Snowiss, a senior from Franklin, Massachusetts. \u201cI don\u2019t know when I\u2019m going to have the chance to do what I\u2019ve done this semester\u2014in the span of a couple of months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the FLM 496 Film\/Media Production capstone class alone, he was director of photography on four films and the first assistant camera operator on two more \u2013 on everything from a coming-of-age tale to a comedy, and from a noir to a German expressionist film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A scene from \u201cTime Spent at the Paradise Tea Room,\u201d which was filmed in The Avery bar in Providence. (Photo courtesy of Devin Pastras)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy goal was to see what I\u2019m capable of after my time at 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor that other students have trusted me with their films.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snowiss\u2019 commitment \u2013 and that of his classmates \u2013 is one the things Keith Brown loves about the FLM 496 capstone course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cool thing about the program is that everybody is really collaborative,\u201d said Brown, a teaching professor in Film\/Media in the Harrington School of Communication and Media<\/a>, who teaches the capstone course with professor Nicholas Corsano. \u201cThe fact that Jake worked on 10 movies when he was required to work on two says a lot. The students are all really supportive of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allie Tremblay, center, and co-directors Haylee Hartung, left, and Abby Stephenson look over the script for \u201cSixteen.\u201d (Photo courtesy Abby Stephenson)\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That collaborative spirit will be on the screen Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m.<\/strong> in Edwards Hall when more than 20 short films from the capstone class are screened. The event, which includes popcorn and snacks, is free and open to the public. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the Edwards lobby, which will be decorated with student-made posters of the films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am super excited for Thursday night,\u201d said Abigail Stephenson, a senior in Film\/Media from Livingston, N.J., who co-directed, acted in and wrote \u201cSixteen.\u201d \u201cAll of my classmates have worked so hard this past semester and I can\u2019t wait to see what they have made. The amount of support we receive during these screenings really motivates us and makes us appreciative of all the hard work we do in the film program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Director Emma Kociu, a junior Film\/Media major, talks with actor Bill Thibeault on the set of her film \u201cSo Bitter, So Sweet.\u201d (Photo courtesy of Emma Kociu)\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe capstone class gives students the hands-on experience of film production, which, along with the technical and creative aspects, can include fundraising to pay for actors and casting,\u201d Brown said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of the semester, the 38 students in the capstone class\u2019s two sections helped narrow down the scripts \u2013 each written by a student director \u2013 that were presented for consideration. Once the projects were decided, students chose the jobs they wanted to try or the ones they wanted to gain more experience with. Students, except for directors, are required to work on at least two films, but many work on more than that. Also invaluable are the number of undergraduates who are not in the class but who volunteer to help out to gain experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key for students is learning how to solve problems. \u201cAn actor can bow out at the last minute, a planned filming location may be unavailable, coordinating your actors and crew can be a challenge,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScheduling all these people at the same time and place is really challenging to get the movie done on time,\u201d he added. \u201cThis semester because there are so many projects, we had two movies that were still shooting the day before rough-cut screenings. There\u2019s one movie that we haven\u2019t even seen a rough cut for,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, there is a lot of problem solving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abby Wildgoose, a senior in Film\/Media from Warwick, said directing \u2013 especially directing your own script \u2013 is all about problem solving and finding ways to tell your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdaptability is what I\u2019ve picked up from this experience,\u201d said Wildgoose, who wrote and directed the psychological thriller \u201cTrich.\u201d \u201cNot everyone is going to be on board with you and obstacles out of your control somehow always pop up. It\u2019s finding ways around these challenges \u2013 using different methods of communication and taking advantage of all available resources \u2013 that are valuable lessons learned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set in 1962, \u201cTrich,\u201d is about a young woman, Claire, who compulsively pulls out her hair and ends up in a convent. Wildgoose and her 10-person crew shot around the state at such locations as St. Barnabas\u2019 Church in Warwick and the Cumberland Public Library, a former monastery. But there were hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of our biggest challenges was making sure every detail fit seamlessly into the time period,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is difficult on the set of a student film. But it makes the story that much more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephenson, Emma Kociu and Devin Pastras also found unique settings to film their movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his film \u201cTime Spent at the Paradise Tea Room,\u201d Pastras \u201clucked into\u201d a location in Providence \u2013 a bar called The Avery. With its ornate, hand-carved woodwork and lighting behind a wooden drawing that made the bar glow, it\u2019s the perfect place for a story in which characters mysteriously brought together make a bet that can last their lifetimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastras, a senior Film\/Media major from Harrington Park, New Jersey, was inspired to write the script by a family photo of a restaurant \u2013 the Paradise Tea Room \u2013 opened by his grandparents after they emigrated from Greece. His grandfather died when Pastras\u2019 father was 17, and the photo of the restaurant, with his grandfather visible in the tea room\u2019s window, is one of the few photos the family has of him. \u201cA mystery held by the Paradise Tea Room,\u201d said Pastras. \u201cThe rest of the film grew from that idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking on this film has really brought me to understand how collaborative the process of making films should be,\u201d he said. \u201cI was lucky to work with so many talented and devoted people. Every way I gave up control, I was rewarded with ideas and products that I could never have achieved on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kociu\u2019s romance, \u201cSo Bitter, So Sweet\u201d \u2013 about a woman whose spirit is trapped in a restaurant for decades \u2013 was filmed in Lucia\u2019s restaurant in Newport, which the owners allowed her to use at no cost. While it was a challenge because the restaurant was only open for six hours at a stretch, the free location was important to getting the film made, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think what makes my film especially cool was getting to work with hired talent,\u201d said Kociu, a junior majoring in Film\/Media and English literature from Manchester, Connecticut. \u201cI hired actors to play the roles of two older folks who visit the restaurant in the story.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephenson and co-director Haylee Hartung were able to use a room in Brown\u2019s house to film their coming-of-age story, \u201cSixteen.\u201d The pair created a realistic girls\u2019 bedroom, bringing in things from their own childhood bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cool thing about our film is the look and color,\u201d said Hartung, a senior in Film\/Media and journalism from Taunton, Massachusetts. \u201cIt really is a gorgeous film that brings out all sorts of color and softness that really embodies what it is to be a 16-year-old girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Thursday\u2019s screening, Hartung and classmate Nathan Taft, will both receive the Riglietti Award. This award is given to a student who has performed with exceptional dedication and contributed to Film\/Media in ways that go above and beyond their work in the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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