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Show Friday. June 4, 1993 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Eight 1 m IS A 8 at i? ti (i v - tr f r. f n U w 2 reveal II I films tonight their-fines- t year's worth of devotion, soul-searchin- all & g Top Ramen make the show possible real tribute to the film prothat this year's showcase will gram feature 16 short works ranging anywhere from three to twenty minutes in length. Some of the films are straight forward narratives, others are heart-fel- t documentaries, and others are rather experimental in nature. But all of the films have the distinction of expressing a very personal view. Rvan Smith, a Senior in the film studies department credits this year's film making experiences with enabling him to better communicate It is a BY EMSHON McMICHAELS Chronicle Sta ff Writer The end of the school year generally means a lot of studying, a lot of sleepless nights and a lot of stress for most LI. students. But if you happen to be studying film production at the U., the end of the year also means exhibiting the films you've made during the past several months. Tonight at 7:30 p.m., a handful of his ideas through art. "The most film majors will be showing off their 16mm film projects at the Fine Arts important thing I accomplished with Auditorium. These works represent a my film is that it looks 90 percent like I envisioned, and that was a very big year's worth of struggle, vision, devotion, and in many cases, money. step," he said. "I finally learned A 16mm film averages about $100 enough that I am able to express visustuso those ally what my mind comes up with." per minute to complete, A student's view point is obviously make to 16mm dents who set out films have to be dedicated to the task. going to be much different than the Professor Brian Patrick who teaches majority of the opinions expressed in most Hollywood films. The students the advanced film making class says don't have to please a mass audience, that while the cost may be somewhat prohibitive, the film making process and are therefore free to experiment with what interests them the most. is really "only one step along the way of learning a craft and paying your Indeed, one film maker jokes that dues. It's being just that much farther his film will probably only be shown along than somebody who hasn't at family reunions from now on. made a film." Patrick understands that many of these films will indeed end up col"It's a very rich and satisfying experience, and if you want to be involved lecting dust on a closet shelf. But he in film, you've really got to go hopes that some of his students will through this process," Patrick contingo on and exploit their films, using it ued. "You've got to make your own as a stepping stone into graduate films, that way you end up with a lot studies or perhaps the film industry of respect for the medium." itself. r - ' 'iN ("? v, CHRONICLE PHOTOSean McBride Pete Trip and Pat Collins discuss film editing, Pudovkin, and some of life's other little secrets. learning experience. You're for paying your education and this way you actually have something to show for it," Patrick said. "Maybe that film will get you along farther than a diploma. But actually, I think that the two can be extremely helpful in getting something started." Patrick is very proud of this year's crop of films, and of the department itself. He hopes that the community will come out and support the students as they start out. Perhaps, he says, the next Steven Spielberg will have hisher film shown and thus you'll be able to say that you saw them when they were just beginning . But he cautions that these films are "It's a hand-in-han- d, just a beginning, and that the audience shouldn't expect a slick Hollywood production. "This is what film looks like at the grass roots level, and sometimes people are disappointed with what they see here. What they see is something very different. They're sort of crude stories that are done with a lot of heart and soul. It's something very unique and unusual. The films should be viewed with a sense of optimism. The Student Film Shoiv can be seen tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The $3.00 admission charge will go to help defray the costs of future student film Weekender Suggestions Friday, June 4: Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Concert, Red Butte 6 p.m. Musically inclined University of Utah students doing what they do best. An performance not to be missed! , Friday, June 4: Tooele Arts Amphitheater, end-of-the-ye- ar Festival starts today some- where in this fair town. Make the trip and discover that there is something besides waste- land and gambling beyond them thar hills. Friday, June 4: The curtain rises on "Trust" for the last time at the Babcock Theatre (downstairs at PMT on the U. campus) at 7:30 p.m. This play teaches children to recognize and respond to child sexual abuse. Call or rjiir 581-609- 278-494- 8 0. Saturday, June 5; A Capella Choir Annual Spring Concert, David Gardner Hall on the University of Utah camps, 8 p.m. Go see those of your fellow students with decent voices sing up a storm. For more information and FREE tickets, call 5: June Saturday, Decomposers with the and Voodoo Swing will per form at the Underground in downtown Salt Lake City (115 S. West Temple.) I have no flippih', idea what these guys andor gals are all about, but they sound neat. I'll probably check them out. With names like that they can't be all bad... or at .least not all boring. Sunday, June 6: "Artists of the" Cathedral: Son et is Lumiere," sound, light and t I if r-- fc -- S i ..Ass.-"- . - f Trk- I .- , CHRONICLE PHOTOSean McBride Ryan Smith sets up a shot while Professor Brian Patrick looks on. , CHRONICLE PHOTOSean McBride Andrew Wade's surrealistic look at death and engraving, Monuments. 581-676- 2. Gr-U- t. 'I narrative celebration of the Catherale of the Madeleine, CHRONICLE PHOTOSean McBride A scene from Sean McBride's experimental story, The Last Time. CHRONICLE PHOTOSean McBride Pete Trip gets really close to his characters in his film about tack-eate- rs directed by Gregory Glenn at 8 p.m. at 331 East South Temple. Admission is FREE! . |