The Tech Cafe has Reopened

The Tech Cafe has reopened for the Fall 2014 semester and we are dishing out a huge heaping of technical support! Join Tom and Jessi on Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Studio 108 to receive some extra hands on experience with the department's cameras, mics, or lighting equipment. If post production is more your thing, join them on Thursdays from 12:15pm to 1:15pm in the Media Lab (119) where all your software questions will be answered. Feel free to email Tom or Jessi with any questions or concerns prior to the start of the tech cafe so equipment can be ready for you. Otherwise just swing on by and they will be happy to help! *sorry coffee is not included*

Join the Communication's Department Facebook group!

In an effort to share job-postings and relevant resources to our department and the communications field at large, we have just launched a Facebook group for students and alum.

Please visit  https://www.facebook.com/groups/aucommdept/ and request to join. Once your request has been processed, you are welcome to post links, film festival leads, news, critical commentary and anything else you think our community may enjoy.

Job-postings will be posted on a rolling basis but certainly there will be at least one new job listing posted each week. Follow the group to keep up with these listings and much more.

You can also follow the department on Twitter @AUCommDept

And on Flickr: aucommdept

If you have any questions, please email jdrew@adelphi.edu, otherwise hope to see many new members and faces online!

A Little Piece of History

This is your chance to take home a piece of Adelphi University Communications Department history!

The Comm Department is reorganizing several spaces and is reducing the inventory of film flatbeds. If you have room for and would like to own your very own Steenbeck let us know. You could also take home an edit table with rewinds; editing accessories such as a splicer, synchronizers and 16mm cans.

Not only do we have film equipment up for grabs, we also have a few tripods available! We have a Wooden Junior Tripod. 2 Universal tripods with fluid heads. And last but not least, NCE tripod legs.

Please email commdept@adelphi.edu if you are interested or for more information. Thanks for looking!

44th Annual Adelphi Film and Video Festival a Big Success!

The 44th annual Adelphi Student Film and Video Festival took place on tuesday evening, May 13 at the PAC Concert Hall. Everyone was a winner! Below is a list of the awards that were given out at the post screening party in the studio at Blodgett Hall.

First Place:  Vicarious by Rebecca Farina

Second Place: Heads or Tails by Mara Bush

Third Place: The Day Sound Came by Antonio Escuro

Best Actor: Greg Buckheit (Heads or Tails)

Best Actress: Julie Praetzel (Vicarious)

Best Cinematography: Le Compositeur (Ana Karely Maldonado and Harley Yeager)

Best Sound Design: Vicarious (Rebecca Farina)

Best Editing: Change the Sick Society (Samantha Hollinde)

Best Screenplay: Forgotten (Leore Riven) 

Audience Choice Award: Heads or Tails by Mara Bush

A link to festival photos

2014 Senior Dinner

A fun-filled evening was had by all at the Communications Department 2014 Senior Dinner and Lambda Pi Eta induction ceremony.

The night was kicked off by our very own Chair of the Department, Paul Thaler, who serenaded the room with a few piano tunes and songs. After a brief welcome and introduction of the faculty and staff by Dr. Thaler, a special guest musician was welcomed on stage.

Victoria Levy performed a couple of her well-known songs for the crowd. Everyone had a blast listening to her perform: Gimme and Car, just to name a few. During the last song, Hanky Panky, a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells',  Professor Joe Kluge hopped on stage to provide some percussion on the Triangle.

After a delicious meal it was time to honor the graduating seniors and new inductees in to the Communications National Honor Society; Lamba Pi Eta. Professor Terrence Ross presented certificates and pins to the new inductees and the seniors were given their cords to wear proudly on their graduation day.

Our faculty members presented awards to Senior Communications students who have excelled in the department :

• Excellence in Journalism 
• Stephen Levine
• Kurt Derner Award
• Greg Giaconelli
• Timothy W. Costello Award 
• Rachel Voorhees
• Communitas Et Civitas Award 
• Kathryn Graves
• Frank E. Leonard Award 
• Frank Turano
• Morgan S.A. Reichner Award
• Ammie Lin
• Award for Creativity in Film & Video -
• Mara Bush & Rebecca Farina
• Richard F. Clemo Award
• Jaimie Fitzgerald
• Research and Writing Award
• Nicole Dubato
• Excellence in New Media Award
• Frank Turano
• Departmental Honors
• Mara Bush

Congratulations to all the graduating 2014 Seniors.  We wish you many years of success and remember to come back and visit us!

Accepted Videos for the 2014 Student Film and Video Festival are as follows:

• The Day Sound Came - by Antonio Escuro
• Le Compositeur - Ana Karely Maldonado
• Pumped Up Kicks  - Andrew Olsen
• Ecclesiastes Teaser - by Praise Odigie
• Bury Me at Make Out Beach - Nicole Podesta
• Finding a Friend - Erica Cain
• Fear of Flying - Sela Hoel
• Forgotten - Leore Riven / Nicole Podesta
• I and I - Kaitlin Wilson
• The Slut-Shaming and the Ignorant; Our Still Stereotypical Media World - Keri Torres
• Heads or Tails - Mara Bush
• March of the Jellyfish - Ralph Remy
• Vicarious - Rebecca Farina
• D-Limitz Concert Trailer -  Michael Irons Jr.
• Change the Sick Society - Samantha Hollinde 
• The Pier - Samantha Hollinde
• All in Good Time - Stephen Levine

Accepted Videos for the 2014 Honorable Mention Sidebar are as follows:

• Life - Jonathan Zaccarini
• When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer - Alaina Hemlall
• The Disappearance - Alexia Alurralde - 
• Whatever - Ariana Berman
• Immigration through a different set of eyes  -  Eileen Interiano
• Election Day - Andrew Hollis-Lima
• Mr. Ward - Tristan Baharally
• Absolut Hell - Heather Fisco
• The Car - Frank Turano
• Kill of the Night - Nicole Podesta
• Decode - Kristen Coraggio
• Everybody Hurts - Mary DeMaio
• Endangered Speeches - Mathew Rakowski
• Illusive - Samantha Hollinde
• The Campus - Andrew Ryan
• White Supremacy - Sheldon Jacobsohn

Thank You to everyone who submitted their amazing work.

Please join us on May 13th at 1:00 PM in the Studio (Room 108) for the sidebar and at 7:00pm in the Concert Hall in the Performing Arts Center for the festival.

2014 Student Film and Video Festival