About 800 students had the opportunity, last Friday, to meet multimedia professionals and to show some of their productions at the Spring Creek Festival.
Some students
came from different high schools in Arkansas, but also some others were from
out of the state. The Festival started Thursday evening, with the opening
ceremony, and went through Friday evening. This is the second year in a row
that the Spring Creek Festival takes place.
At the
event, companies that work in the media field, such as Walmart, had a booth
where students could get information about internship opportunities, and even
get a general idea of how a job in this field looks like.
Also, some
colleges and universities, such as the University of the Ozarks, offered information
about their communication departments.
"There was a large influx of audio/video
students in high school, and whenever they graduated, they wanted to go into
this field but they weren´t really sure how.”
Susan
Edens, director of broadcasting at the University of the Ozarks, said that “it
is a wonderful networking opportunity for high school students and high school
teachers in AV programs to meet students at colleges in Arkansas and in the
area that are doing this type of work, and it's a great opportunity for me, as
the director of broadcasting, to show off what we have, what we do.”
Listen to Edens´ impression about the festival.
Students
could also enter audiovisual media pieces into a competition to win prizes for
them, and for the communication department of their high schools. Some of the
categories were:
- Digital Film and Video
- Broadcast Television
- Theater
- Music
- Digital Film
- Photography
“It's really nice. It's not only a good way to gain exposure for the
program, but also… it feels good to me, personally; it's gratifying to see your
work on a screen the size of a building… and it's an opportunity for people to
listen to someone else's story because we all have one,” said West.
Listen to West talking about his documentary
Watch West´s "Oh My"
Trent Jones, founder, managing director, and festival coordinator, said that the Spring Creek Festival began because they noticed there was a large influx of audio/video students in high school, and whenever they graduated, they wanted to go into this field but they weren't really sure how.
The organization of the festival announced a partnership, for next year, with the company Vudu, provider of online video content. Students were challenged to present, for the next edition of Spring Creek, a creative video where they explain why Vudu is better than Netflix.
The prizes are still in negotiation, but it is possible that the winner would receive some kind of scholarship.
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