This weekend, two teams of UAT DV students competed in
the 5th Semi-Annual Valley-Wide Inter-college 48 Hour Film Challenge, hosted by
Grand Canyon University. (This is a recurring event that happens twice a year;
GCU hosts in the Fall and we host in the Spring.) 12 teams total competed,
representing GCU, UAT, ASU, and both Scottsdale and Glendale Community
Colleges.
GCU Professor Gregg Elder assembled a panel of judges
from the UAT and GCU faculties, as well as from the local film community. Four
awards were given, Best Acting, Best Technical, Best Directing, and Best
Overall Film. The Best Overall award included not only an individual trophy for
the film, but the custodianship of the newly-minted "Persistence of
Vision" Cup which like the Stanley Cup will be housed on the winning
team's campus until the next challenge.
One of the UAT films, "Apart From Your World,"
won three out of the four awards and took home the POV Cup for Team UAT. The
film, a musical exploration of geekdom that was filled with visual effects
sequences inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Superman, Star Wars, and many
more, won Best Acting for UAT student Nathan Benson (who also sang), Best
Technical, and Best Overall Film.
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