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6 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, June. 1, 2011 aced@clackamas. edu Artjffiulturg Film festival fun By Brittany Anderson The Clackamas Print Ever been to a film fes tival? Well June 7 in the McLoughlin auditorium, you have your chance. The fes tival will start at 6 p.m. and goes until all the films have been shown. The film festi val has no charge to get in. ‘This is the seventh year of having the film festival, I believe,” said Andy Mingo, the digital film instructor. “This festival is a way for students to show off what they have been working on this past year, or even just this term,” said Thomas Wasson, the animation and digital media - instructor. “The students work is very strong this year; people can expect a high level of qual ity” _ . , Planning for the festival begins every year in fall and winter term, which gives stu dents time to fine tune their various projects. The order in which the films will be shown is not yet determined. Both Mingo and Wasson have said that they will know more about the scheduling towards the end of this week, as students continue to finish and turn in their work. Mingo is expect ing about seven films from his department, ranging from 10 to 40 minutes in length. Not all the films will be long, however. “There will be several types of films, including motion graphic, flash anima tion, traditional animation, probably a few stop-motion experiments as well,” Wasson said. “(These films) will range from 10 seconds to two minutes.” “We have some great work, and its going to be a long night, but it’s worth seeing,” Mingo said. One film that will be shown at the festival is “Black Out,” written and directed by Scott Hofer. The film is about a man who makes a bad decision that comes back to haunt him. “It’s a bit of a thriller,” said Hannah Recter, who played a nameless dead girl in die film. Other members of the film’s team include The Print’s Nathan Sturgess as producer: Christian Lagadec as Bill, one of the main char acters; Cade Halbrook as a character who symbolizes Bill’s innocence; and eliza- beth stevans as the leading lady Emily. The group has been work ing on “Black Out” for a lit tle over a month now. “The shooting of our film went by pretty fast,” said Lagadec. “Our group got together dur ing the week a lot.” Their film can be seen in the Film festival here on the Clackamas Community College campus on June 7. Rose Festival to draw crowds In the city of Portland, the beginning of summer is when the city ushers in the celebration of the Rose Festival. The city first celebrated this event in 1908, when a number of local businessmen created a foun dation for future events. Many thousands of people from the Portland metro area flock to downtown for both the Family Fun Center and the Starlight Parade (held on June 4 this year). The Fun Center is one of the most popular events with fami lies, because it allows adults and children alike to engage in some great entertainment, including a number of fantastic rides from a ferris wheel to a giant slingshot The Starlight Parade begins at 8:30 pm. The parade is made up of various different groups walking running and marching through the city. In the past there have been men and women run ning with rubber butts over the back of their jeans. Marching bands from high schools and colleges step in time to the beat of their own drums, and lead the way for a series of creative floats. The Rose Festival is a blast for everyone, if you have never been there before now would be a great time to check it out. - Joshua Baird Above: Curtis Salgado performs Friday, May 27 during the opening ceremony. Upper left: The crowd looks on as opening ceremony fireworks explode. Lower left: the Ferris wheel at the waterfront draws crowds. Below: A giant swing provides a swinging good time.
