Dearborn High School Wins 3 Student Production Awards

On April 25th, the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the Student Production Awards. Dearborn High School won 3 awards from our 7 nominations! “Nostalgia” won for Best Music Video. The original song was written and performed by Victoria Irish. Victoria also directed the video with Eman Alnakash producing….

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Dearborn High School Nominated for 7 Awards by NATAS

The Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for Student Production Awards. Dearborn High School has been nominated for 7 awards! “Nostalgia” was nominated for Best Music Video. It features an original song written and performed by Victoria Irish, who also directed the video. Eman Alnakash produced…

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Dearborn High School Nominated for Best Movie

Dearborn High School has been nominated for Best Long Form – Fiction by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This nomination is for the best student film in the country. The National Student Production Awards, colloquially known as the Student Emmys, are the most prestigious award in television production for high schoolers. Read…

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WDHS Announces Film Projects for 2020-2021

WDHS has chosen our films to be made during this school year! “Hallucination” written by Samer Khazendar, directed by Joze Hunter A teen tries to accept his sister’s death despite being haunted by her. “Kill House” written and directed by Gavin Fencil A group of highschoolers throw a Halloween party in an abandoned house that…

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Dearborn High School Wins 4 Student Emmys!

Dearborn High School is tied for the most Student Emmys in the state of Michigan! Writer/Director Mei Ling Marzonie won for Best Director for The High Road, her funny and poignant coming of age tale. Electric Oddity‘s writer/director Tristan Nunez won for Best Writing. His screenplay explores how complicated relationships can be in high school….

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Week of May 4th All Classes

May the Fourth be with you! It’s Star Wars Day! While the franchise may be a little bloated and creaky, it’s important to remember that Star Wars single handedly rescued science-fiction movies from the forgotten genres. The assignments for the week are up and I’m trying to streamline check ins and also boot up our…

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Advanced: Production Planning for At Home Movies

The At Home Movies have been chosen. I used three criteria to choose the movies. First, I started with the movies with the most votes. Second, I eliminated the movies that would be impossible to shoot with social distancing. Third, I picked the movies that would be easiest to shoot with the limitations we have….

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How Will Film Crews Work While Maintaining Social Distance?

As all of you know, film and TV crews are large teams with a lot of interlocking parts. The pandemic has crippled production and as governments explore phases of businesses opening, the entertainment industry seems like it would among the last to open. Variety has published a plan for how film crews may work in…

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Studio: Week of April 20

Check your emails for details on how the system is changing. I also posted a new syllabus at the top of this page. Remember, assignments go up on Sunday on Google Classroom (https://classroom.google.com/c/NTM0MDM5NDYwNDZa) and are due Friday.

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