Students shared final projects, including original films, public service announcements and live television productions, during the spring Radio, Television and Film Showcase in Cosumnes River College’s Recital Hall on Friday.
The showcase featured projects from multiple RTVF production classes and gave students an opportunity to present work that highlights the hands-on experiences the program has to offer.
RTVF Professor and Academic Senate President Lauren Wagner said students in her classes had an average of two weeks to complete their projects depending on the guidelines in each class including pitching their ideas, interviewing, rehearsing, recording and editing.
Kalil Trepagnier, a 21-year-old RTVF major, presented a PSA focused on online privacy and data security. Trepagnier said recent data breaches and companies requesting personal information were the inspiration for his project.
“What inspired it was the increase of companies wanting personal information and ID verification checks,” Trepagnier said. “And with some recent hacks that expose people’s personal information, I figured I’d talk about that.”
Trepagnier said the showcase was also an opportunity to gain experience and work toward his future goals as a voice actor.
“I’d say it’s a great way to show my talents,” Trepagnier said. “Hopefully it’ll be a great stepping stone for what I want to do.”
Students involved in larger productions said collaboration and time management were some of the biggest challenges throughout the semester.
Lisa Thayer, a 20-year-old film, television and electronic media major, said students in her intermediate multi-camera class balanced multiple productions while working with small crews and overlapping deadlines.
Thayer said students were divided into small groups for projects that included a client video and a show focused on the Arts, Media and Entertainment division. Because of the small class size, she said students often had to step into additional roles and help on multiple productions.
“It was a matter of not having enough hands for each thing,” Thayer said. “We had to kind of step up on other people’s projects.”
Despite the challenges, Thayer said she was impressed by the quality of work students across the department produced this semester.
“I think a lot of people overlook the department, especially in college,” Thayer said. “This is how we show them that we’re actually making good work. We’re making our portfolios to go out into the industry.”
Audience members praised the quality of the productions.
Qusay Abdulqader, a 45-year-old digital media major, attended the showcase to support classmates and observe projects from RTVF courses.
“Some of the clips that I saw reached almost a professional level,” Abdulqader said. “I really like it, and I’m so proud I’m one of the RTVF family members.”
Lindsay Terzich, a 24-year-old digital film and media studies major, participated in a variety-show-style production created in RTVF 340 Television Production Workshop 1.
“It was a pretty collaborative process to put it all together,” Terzich said.
Terzich said that seeing audience reactions during the showcase helped students understand the impact of their work.
“It’s kind of nice to see what other people think and see how it impacts them,” Terzich said. “Because that’s what art’s supposed to do.”