SENIOR STUDIO
Senior Studio is a pre-production course for undergraduate senior capstone projects wherein students: research story background and develop sources/characters, employ accumulated skills to pre-produce a concise and sophisticated digital film in a chosen genre, produce and deliver effective pitches and proposals, create scripts specific to various target audiences and delivery mechanisms, develop a production schedules, and construct and manage a production budget(s).
The films below are samples that were written and produced in Kyle's Senior Studio course
AWAKENING
An elderly native woman brings her grandson to meet a shaman in hopes of restoring his faith in their culture. The result is a vision quest that will change the young man's life forever.
Dir. Laronn Katchia
I LOVE YOUR COSPLAY
Timid and geeky Abby must find the courage to walk alone at a Comic Book Convention, wear her costume, and meet her hero after her friends abandon her.
Dir. Kia Geraths
I'M SORRY ALLIGATOR
A pest-control worker with the gift of bringing inanimate objects to life attracts a withdrawn woman when he rescues a ceramic alligator from certain doom.
Dir. Alexandr Beran
SHELF LIFE
After a death in this family of two, a young mother suffers the debilitating forces of isolation. In her last days, she escapes into a child-like fantasy to cope with her loss.
Dir. Milly Broder
THE VOID
An adventurous young girl named Frankie and her precarious best friend, Emma, venture deep into the woods to uncover the mystery of the town's missing children in hopes of winning a guest spot on their favorite action hero's TV show.
Dir. Eric Schwartz
YETI ASSASSIN
Yeti wants to fit in. His stature and appearance make it a tad difficult for him to squeeze into society. After seeing a commercial for Tom's Assassin Academy, Yeti is inspired to join. His peers ridicule him for his klutziness and lack of skill; he's too big, too loud and too odd to be an Assassin. But Yet won't quit!
Dir. Austin Baker
