arts & entertainment
the Skanner News Video Contest Winner is ted McCauley
Tubman Middle school;
Jefferson High School;
Clark Atlanta University
BA Mass Media Arts
with concentrations in
Radio, TV and Film
Minor: History
music: Rap, HipHop,
R&B, Soul, Reggae and
Blues
Artists: Snoop Dogg;
Rose Bent; Tupac; Kan’t
be Caught
Authors:
Donald
Goines And I like autobi-
ographies Malcolm X,
Nathan McCall, Monster.
Religion: Christian.
Everybody has their own
wo tix to Mos Def go
relationship with God. Stay
name: Ted McCauley
to Ted McCauley,
true to yourself. Nobody is
occupation:
Recent
winner
of
the
100 percent evil.
looking
for
Skanner news Video graduate
politics: I’m not a
Contest. The contest asked employment in film, video,
Democrat or a
for a short video on
Republican.
My
"My Portland Life."
political stance is
Prize is two tickets
the empowerment
to see Mos Def at
Jefferson
High
and
of people, not just
The
Roseland,
of color – all
Clark Atlanta University people
April 16, 2011.
people—but espe-
This Jefferson High
cially people of
graduate hopes to
and Clark Atlanta
color. I believe in
University graduate
make a career in
education and mak-
and neighborhood
ing opportunities
Portland
filmmaker says he
for inner city youth
hopes to make his
so they have the
career in Portland.
resources that more
Ted wants to hear
fortunate
people
your Vanport stories -- entertainment industry
have and can live a com-
city: Portland
especially if your family
fortable life.
neighborhood: North
was affected by the Vanport
movies: Dolomite 2 The
flood. That's a story, he and Northeast
Human Tornado; Menace
education:
King
says, that has never been
to Society; Friday – the
fully told.
Elementary;
Harriet
whole series.
influences: My mother,
my father, my older sister
and brother, and my cousin
Kentrell, who is like a
brother to me; the people I
grew up around and looked
up to. I learned from their
mistakes and from what
they did right.
Sports: I wrestled in high
school, but my favorite
sport is football. My teams
are The Oakland Raiders,
The Blazers and the Ducks.
I think I’ll probably
become a Timbers fan in
the next 365.
Style: Levi
501 jeans: I
have seven
pairs.
I’m
Watch it on The
from Oregon,
I like hoodies
Skanner News’
and flannels. I
YouTube Channel
get everything
from
the
MLK Fashion
plaza—‘Top
to Bottom.’
director. I also have a pas-
kicks: Chuck Taylors sion to perform music – so
and they have to have some an entertainer too I guess.
FAT laces in them.
Words to live By: Effort
goals: My goal in life is equals effect. You have to
to become a successful stay down to come up.
screenwriter and movie
T
April 20, 2011 The Portland Skanner page 9