Student Projects

 

Killing in the name of ?(19 min)

 

Killing in the name of ?(19 min)
Mike Gentile and Mike Novelli
Northern Illinois University

This is a social critique that attempts to understand religiously motivated violence and aggression

  

 

The Reel Deal (20 min)
Dave Della Terza & Adam Amadei
Northern Illinois University

NIU pioneered the marketing Apprentice class based on Donald Trump’s hit television show. The most important lesson that the students learned was one that the professors never anticipated.

View a clip of The Reel Deal

 

The Art of Balance (20 min)

 

The Art of Balance (20 min)
Jason Tozier
Northern Illinois University

This documentary follows the story of Tom Spirala and how he balances his life with his heavy metal band, “Rosenguard” and his passion for mixed martial arts fighting.

 

 

Just a Game: the Madden Movie (15 min)

This short documentary looks into the world of Madden 2004, a popular video game. Through this video we meet the men who love the game and the women who tolerate them.

Awards:

  • Rock River Film Festival 2004: Runner-Up, Patron's Pick
  • NIU Student Film and Video Association Festival: Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary
  

 

NIU Apprentice Course College of Business, Department of Marketing
(The MAC)

Visit the Department of Marketing Website for a full description of the class, the objectives, the faculty and the players. This clip is the introduction to following episodes. You can see additional clips of the teams performing weekly activities at http://www.cob.niu.edu/apprentice/video.asp

  


Our House: Life Beyond Rave Legislation (15 min)
Ryan Breen, Chuck Abate and James Kearns

Awards:

  • Rock River Film and Video Festival 2002 Best of the Fest Award
  • NIU Student Film and Video Association Festival: Best Documentary, Best Editing and Best of Festival

    The video explores the misuse of drugs at Raves, the kinds of risks young Ravers encounter as well as the legislation which the City of Chicago has passed to discourage Raves within the city limits. Ravers discuss how they have learned to follow complex treasure-hunt clues and directions guiding them to the Rave sites designed to elude police for as long as possible.
 

 

 

 

Malawi:A trailer
Brian Ekdale
This is a short teaser for the upcoming documentary exploring the AIDS crisis in Africa. This clip gives a first hand look into the impressions of a group of Americans visiting Malawi. The images are set to the songs of the children from Tiyamike Mulungu Center, a local orphanage. The documentary will be completed by May 2005.

  

 

Comfort and Joy ( 20 min)
Tory Norquist and Laura Blake

This very moving short depicts the hopes and struggles of a young womanaddicted to heroin.

  

 

 

Please Wait to be Seated (20 min)
Lauren Pollock and Casper Rice

This video follows the daily life of Sam Williams, a 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy whose determination, energy and humor light up the screen.

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Not in My Backyard (15 min)
Katie Redline and Stephanie Gandsey
This is the story of a community's efforts to halt the spread of wind farms across the rural landscape.

 

  

 

 

 

Remember the Balck Hawks (15 min)
Brian Rich and Joe Hodder
This documentary examines a fan's perspective on the role of the Chicago Black Hawks team owner in relationship to the teams increasingly poor performance.

Awards:

  • Remember the Balck Hawks won the Best of Festival at the 2003 Rock River Film Festival in Rockford, Illinois.
  

 

 

 

Earthship Biotecture (18 min)
Katie Redline and Stephanie Gandsey

This documentary explores a unique housing project in the southwest where the houses are designed to conserve energy consumption and limit residents' dependence on utility companies for power and heat production.

 

 

 

 

Emusing (15 min)
Kristie Woodin and PJ

So what exactly is an emu? This documentary explores this curious creature and this exotic bird ended up on farms in the midwest.

  

 

 

 

In Their Footsteps (17 min)
Lisa McGhinnis and Michele Dutkiewicz

This documentary shows how people learn about Civil War history through the process of reenactment.

  

 

 

 

The Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp 2004 (25 min)
Chris McPherson and Neal Cervone

This is a project which was done for the Muscular Dystrophy Campers summer of 2004 here at NIU. It serves as a reminder of their delightful times together.

 

 

 

 

Put it in your Mouth (17 min)
Nicole Wolfgram and JohnUgolini

This piece takes a clever look at how fast food companies foster addiction on their not-so-healthy food choices.

  

 

 

 

Beneath the Shadows (19 min)
Keri Hofer and Eric Pound

This documentary explores the mysterious happenings in an old bank building in Dundee, Illinois. Is the building haunted as tenants suspect?

  

 

 


La Sociétè Episode Quatre (18 min)
Paul Booth and Rebecca Connie

This humorous documentary takes a brief look at how the people we meet react to us when we behave in ways that are not considered socially acceptable.

  

 

Weatherman (19min)
Lynette Kleisner, Axel Hazelrig and John
This documentary looks at the indomitable spirit of an NIU student who , though he is graduating later in life but is still pursuing his dream to become a TV weatherman.

  

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Produced in Coms 552: Advanced post-production, Fall 2004