FMU student short films to be shown at Campus Movie Fest in Hollywood

Without leaving campus, Francis Marion University students recently got a taste of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood.

More than 300 students participated in the Campus Movie Fest Tour, which allowed students to create their very own short films over the course of just a week.

The Campus Movie Fest Tour visits colleges and universities across the country, and provides student filmmakers with the equipment, training, and support to make a five-minute movie in one week.  FMU students were  given a DSLR camera, a Macbook laptop, a tripod, sound equipment, editing software, and technical support.

Dozens of FMU students created short films during the week and a jury voted on the best films. Four were chosen as winners to be shown in Hollywood during the CMF Terminus event in June.

The chosen films produced by FMU students that will be shown in Hollywood are embedded below.

To view all FMU student produced films, visit the College Movie Fest website  or  the Campus Movie Fest YouTube channel.

Entropy

(Jury Award, Campus Finalist, Silver Tripod Winner for acting)

-Andrew Howle, Cooper Abbott, Jacob Suggs

Two friends attempt to work together to create the movie of their dreams. But when danger lurks and tempers flair, little can be done to save the film… or their friendship.

Phase 29

(Jury Award, Campus Finalist, Silver Tripod Winner for acting)

-Anna D’Eugenio, Mary Cline Mcknight, Emma Driggers

A young African American women is experiencing the ups and downs of depression and anxiety. Her moods are portrayed through the extensive use of color and light. Every feeling she is experiencing is captured in each scene of this silent short film.

Gum’s Exhibition

(Jury Award, Campus Finalist, Silver Tripod Winner for animation)

-Patricia Withernigton, Derin Wilcox, Nicholas Mazzaroni, Brea Witherington, Ashley Carnahan

Artist Gum Phillips is faced with barriers to present his cherished artwork for the first time to the public. Gum’s journey is a satire revealing and exaggerating the situations artists face, like criticism, rejection, and exclusion.

Thoughts

(Jury Award, Campus Finalist)

-Aaron Simmons, Adam Rose, Justin Addison, Tara Green, Jeannetta Wilson, David Robinson, Jameson Montgomery, Brandon Jackson

This movie takes on mental health in a more comedic aspect, it can be describe as a satire. It’s a reality movie that follows the character Aaron through out the day. You will see throughout that certain aspects of his mind and personality will influence his behavior and actions. Low Self-esteem, anxiety, confidence, and calm will be shown as figments of his mind.