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Griffith eases into driver seat
By Tina Riggs
Of The Print
Everyone wants to star in the
movies, but how many of us
want to make them? Scott Grif
fith from the Audio-Visual
Department does. He is cur
rently making his own film.
“Mind Games” is a com
posite of several stories. It in
volves a wizard and his appren
tice..The wizard creates a game
to teach the apprentice humility
and wisdom. Fantasy plays a
large part in the workings of the
game. As the apprentice plays,
he is plunged from one fantasy
world to another.
Griffith’s interest in movie
making began as a junior at
Milwaukie High School. The
high school Thespians’ annual
film project gave him his first
taste of movie projection.
Every year since then, Griffith
has aided the high school with
its production.
His technical theater educa
tion did not end.at Milwaukie.
Griffith studied video-:
technology at CCC from
1973-74. It was about that time
when his funds ran dry, and a
position opened in the
College’s Audio-Visual Depart
ment. He was hired as audio
visual technician, and he con
tinued to work on video pro
jects.
Some of Griffith’s projects
have won awards. A
30-second spot filmed three
years ago won the “Cindy
Award,” presented by the In
formation Film Producers of
America.
Although Griffith has worked
with Super 8 and sync-sound
films (a difficult process of in
corporating sound into the
film), “Mind Games” is by far
his biggest and most com
plicated undertaking to date. In
addition. to producing, he is
writing, directing, filming, ac
ting and editing.
“I used to take a backseat on
directing; now I’m doing it. I do
everything from building sets
and equipment to editing,” he
said. “I know how to do these
things, now I want to put them
on film.”
The story line of the script
sprouted from- Griffith’s life
long interest in the world of
fantasy. As a child, he read
comic books. The movies,
“Superman” and “2001: A
Space Odyssey,” fascinated
him and influenced his interest
in fantasy.
The original script of “Mind
Games” has changed quite a
bit over the last year.. Com
mented Griffith, “I’ll think of a
gimmick or a trick, and I’ll
figure out how to write it in.” -
The movie will be 45 to 60
minutes long and will cost ap
proximately $4,000 to make.
All of Griffith’s paychecks $re
put toward the completion of
the movie. So far, the project
has taken a year and, barring
any unforeseen problems, will
be completed in three months.
Unfortunately, there are many
problems. Shooting has been
delayed because of broken
equipment, npisy cameras
and, lastly, boredom.
“The actors were really ex
cited at first, but after awhile
they got tired of waiting for me
to set things up,” he explained.
The movie’s soundtrack has
also proven a challenge. Grif
fith admits knowing very little
about music. Recently, some
friends gathered and recorded
a short segment of music, but
they are awaiting completion of
the film so the music and action
can be synchronized.
So what do you do with a
movie after you spend $4,000
and 15 months making it?
Replied Griffith, “I want to
enter it in contests and film
festivals if it turns out well.
Then, who knows? I’m keeping
notes about the making of this
movie so that when I’m done I
can say, ‘This is what J did’.”»
Repertory dancers entertain seniors
Sandy Langman
For The Print
“We had a good group of
people to dance for, a good au
dience,” explained dancer
Donna Harlon about the CCC
Dance Repertory’s perfor
mance at the Milwaukie Loaves
and Fishes, April 29.
Instructor Jane Rickenbaugh
and 12 dancers visited the
center to entertain an audience
of about 100 senior citizens.
The show, built on the
“everyday life of a dancer”
theme, utilized plie’ and jumps,
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and the Luigi Relax Method
warm-up. Rickenbaugh ex
plained to the seniors the
significance of the movements
and the special clothing the
dancers wore.
The dancers then performed
several pieces-in-progress,
comprised of Wilson Pickett,
the Fonga, a spring dance and
improvisation. The Fonga and
the improvization were danced
first on stage and them among
the audience.
The show moved into two
polished pieces danced by
Kirsten Anderson, Donna
Harlon, Deanna Holland,
Tammy Isackson, Sheri Jor
dan, Sandi Langman, and
Mark Wheeler, which they
choreographed last term. “I
Believe in Love ” a jazz
number, and “Jericho,” a
Black spiritual, were both per
formed at the CCC Performing
Arts Festival.
“I liked when we went into
the audience, especially the im
provisation. I thought it was fun
with that audience. I think that
is what they thought was best,
too,” stated Daphne Stone,
summing up the dancers’ and
seniors’ feelings.
Above—Scott Griffith poses in costume as the professor
character in one of his movies. To the left —Griffith ex
amines the wizards plaything named Oscar on the set of
“Mind Games.”
"Harry's" gains
international air
By E. Matthew C.
For The Print
Oregon City has regained its former status as the gem of the
Western Frontier. Long forgotten as the first organized settlement
west of the Rockies , a major trading center and a leader in cultural
activities, this dormant metropolis can now boast an establishment
that possesses ah international flavor.
Located on the bluffs is the new Harry’s Mustache, an eatery
and Old English-style pub. Besides serving appetizing spaghetti,
Harry’s also offers scrumptious clam chowder. This Chowder
would make any displaced Easterner forget the New England
shores.
But back to the true point of revelation-the pub. As an amateur
beer connoisseur, let me first unveil my humble credentials. I have
sipped the finest ales from the streets of London to the docks of
Liverpool. From the narrow winding alleys of Dublin to a silent
roadhouse overlooking Galaway Bay, my lips have partaken of
the finest stquts. To the north, my relentless search has scourged
the Scottish Highlands through the city of Edinbourgh.
Not stopping for air, I plunged into Holland and laid seigeto the
Heineken’s brewery. Imitating Patton’s Third Army, I marched
through the Fatherland.
As for our Mediterranean brothers, I’ve drawn an interesting
hypothesis: that France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey never
reached the pinnacle of supremacy due to their inabiity to brew
good beer.
To conclude my resume on beer, I have also traveled through
the Orient and received a rude awakening. Their entries, Japan,
Korea, Taiwan, Hong Hong and the Phillippines, are all quality
brews. The Chinese beer, however, proves communism is doom
ed to fail.
Back to Harry’s World Tour. It’s here my search for the Holy
Grail has ended. Even for those lacking funds, a tour of the world
without ever leaving the farm is possible. Harry’s has assembled
an astonishing entourage of 75 foreign beers. If you drink one
beer from all 27 countries represented, you’ve completed the
tour. Your reward is a free draft every time you enter the
restaurant.
Also on the tour are four American beers. These fellows are fine
representatives of Yankee brewery. The four are; Cartwright of
Portland, Anchor Steam of San Francisco, Cold Springs of Min
nesota and Yeungling of Pennsylvania. Yeungling, the oldest
brewery in the U.S. is located outside Valley Forge. This brew was
supposed to have been a favorite of George Washington and the
boys.
Also on Monday night, the pub features an open mike for any
entertaining brave soul. Other nights have easy folk-style sound.
And, as my feminine friends stated about the bartenders: STUDS.
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