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Palomar College RTV and Cinema
students
come home big winners
at the 2004
NATAS Emmy Awards
SAN MARCOS (June 19, 2004) –– Congratulations to Palomar
RTV (Radio and Television) and Cinema students for receiving
two 2004 Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter! Five Palomar
students were awarded Emmys in the ""Outstanding Student
Achievement"" category, They are:
Brad Gardner for ""The Doctor is in"" a music video of an
original song written and performed by local musician Neal
Fox. Student Producer Brad Gardner created a clever visual
interpretation of the song using editing skills he learned
in the RTV 275 Avid class taught by Professor Pat Hahn.
Danielle Ruston. Jay Rivett, Jared Rodriguez and Don Sinatra
for their student film ""The Reader"", a sparkling comedy
about a script reader who is discouraged by mediocrity and
his search for a higher standard of art. This film was
produced for Palomar College’’s Beginning Film and Video
Production class taught by Professor Lisa Cecere. This was
Don Sinatra’’s second Emmy Award. Also nominated were:
Branden Thompson and Mike Varga for their student film
""The Filmmaker"", a witty short film about a would-be
filmmaker who has to come to grips with his short comings as
a craftsman. ""The Filmmaker"" is a student project for
Palomar Colleges Beginning Film/Video Field Production class
taught by Professor Lisa Cecere. Dan Mellos and Patrick Wenk-Wolf
for ""The Interrogation"", an intense, gritty teleplay about
the interrogation of two suspects in a brutal murder. It was
made for Palomar College’’s RTV 220 TV Production and
Direction which requires students to do their productions in
studio with three TV cameras. This class was taught by
Professor Linda Sabo The awards were presented at the 30th
Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards on June 19, 2004 at the
U.S Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego.
THE EMMY The Pacific Southwest region includes San Diego
County and the television markets of Bakersfield, Oxnard,
Palm Springs, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the awards
is to recognize outstanding achievement in television by
conferring annual awards of merit in this region. The annual
presentation of these awards is intended to be an incentive
for the continued pursuit of excellence for those working in
television and to focus public attention on outstanding
cultural, educational, technological, entertainment, news
and informational achievement in television. The N.A.T.A.S.
web site is
www.emmyonline.org.
PALOMAR’’S RTV PROGRAM The Radio and Television Program
at Palomar College offers students an opportunity to acquire
entry-level skills in radio and television broadcasting,
educational telecommunications, and communications for
business and industry. Courses emphasize Hands-on training.
Students can earn an Associate in Arts Degree and a
Certificate of Achievement in Radio and Television and a
certificate in multi media including the use of the Avid
video editing system. These classes satisfy lower division
requirements for transfer to a four-year institution. |
