Movie Makers Academy Awards & Slices of Life
Wednesday, March 11th – 12:45 p.m. Eagle Room-Town & Country Campus
The REEL will recognize and showcase the work of Northwest College’s film-making program with Professor Rick Harrington and student film-makers. At this week’s program we will screen 2 short student films and Slices of Life, a student feature that deals with a mystery–
Why did Houston police officer, Jessica Rabbit, lose her mind after what appears to be a routine day of police investigation? What appened to Ms. Rabbit that fateful day?? The making of this film involved 16 classes, and was written, produced, directed, acted, and edited by more than 350 students over the course of a year, photographed in Mini DV. at the approximate cost of $245.00.
The MovieMakers Academy began in the year 2000 as a Continuing Education Program with 12 students. In the first 10 weeks the class made a feature length motion picture at a total cost of $200.00. The operating concept was: “You want to make a movie? Then, do it all: write, direct, produce, edit, distribute, and exhibit.”
MovieMakers Academy became extremely popular with high enrollments and was turned it into a Work Force Development Program that today offers an AAS Degree with an enrollment of 400 students. It is the only film program offered at a community college in Texas. Graduates now work in professional motion picture production worldwide. Hollywood, Bollywood, Canadawood, etc.