The Hillsdale College Film and Production Club will initiate a 48-hour film contest for 10 teams of four to compete against one another.
Once the club reveals the theme on March 1, teams will have 48 hours to put together a short film and send the final product to senior Jordyn Pair, president of the Film and Production Club.
Senior Lydia Reyes, vice president of the Film and Production Club, said this is the first time the club has done this type of contest, and the goal of the contest is to bring exposure to the club.
“People can work on some skills, partner with people they didn’t know, or maybe just have fun as a group of friends,” Reyes said.
Junior Montie Montgomery, secretary of the Film and Production Club, said this contest gives Hillsdale College students a platform to be creative and develop their artistic abilities.
“It’s a celebration of that art, where people can come and actually enjoy a mini film festival on Hillsdale’s campus,” Montgomery said.
Junior Gabriel Listro is part of a team competing this weekend and said simplicity is the key for success.
“Otherwise, it’ll be just way too much, and it’ll fall flat,” Listro said.
Reyes said people can watch the films from this contest in the club’s film festival on March 5 at 7 p.m. in Kendall 233.
According to senior Adam Cieply, treasurer of the Film and Production Club, the films will be judged during the festival by a panel of professors.
“The criteria on the judge form is originality, creativity, how well they stuck with the theme, how well they followed the rules of the festival topic, cinematography, lighting, and acting,” Cieply said.
Reyes said she hopes this contest will promote more themed contests in the future.
“This is just the beginning,” Reyes said. “This is the first event I think that we’ve put on that has really gotten a lot of attention.”
