Riverside City College Students Preparing for Classic Horror Film Festival

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - May 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Students have been busy preparing for the Riverside City College film, television and video program’s Classic Horror Film Festival, which is set for Oct. 12.

The film festival, which will be held at RCC’s Landis Performing Arts Center and serve as a fundraiser for student scholarships, will feature "classic horror with a modern twist", said Bud Tedesco, who teaches film classes at RCC. It is the first ever student film festival of its kind at RCC.

Plans for the film festival were announced late last year. Since then, students have received creative inspiration from Ron Chaney, grandson of horror film actor, Lon Chaney, Jr., known for his portrayals of some of horror's most iconic monsters. Students also participated in special effects workshops with make-up artist Linda Shaeps.

Stephanie Barnes is among those involved in the festival. Barnes, a graduate of Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, took classes in the RCC film, television and video program before transferring to Cal State Fullerton in 2012.

“I’m really passionate about this program,” said Barnes, who continues to take occasional film classes at RCC and also works part-time as lab aide for the film, television and video program. “I really care a lot about it. It’s such a great thing for students.”

In February, she and other students and lab aides spent four hours gathering footage for films that will be shown at the Classic Horror Film Festival. Barnes, along with Melissa Martinez and Jimmy Moreno, cut the footage into 20-second spots to help promote the film festival. The spots will be shown at the end-of-semester student film showcase scheduled May 31 in the Riverside City College’s Digital Library Auditorium.

In the coming months, the students will continue post-production work on their films, which take inspiration from films such as Phantom of the Opera, The Wolf Man and London After Midnight. In the end, they will produce five- to eight-minute featurettes that will be shown at the film festival.

The Riverside City College film, television and video department provides hands-on practical instruction. Classes are designed to give students production skills, experience and professionalism they need to succeed in television production. Industry-experienced instructors provide practical, hands-on training.

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About the RCCD CTE Community Collaborative: The Riverside Community College District CTE Community Collaborative is a grant funded effort to strengthen California’s workforce development efforts by linking the State’s investment in economic development with its investment in public instruction and other significant public investments.  CTE Community Collaboratives can be found throughout the State.  The role of the collaborative is to create seamless, non-redundant education and training in the region that corresponds to economic demand; strengthen CTE sectors; establish career exploration programs for middle school and high school students; and meet critical professional development needs and capacity building needs as it relates to career and technical education.

CTE Community Collaborative Partners: Three community colleges: Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College; Riverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education Unit; and six unified school districts: Alvord USD, Corona-Norco USD, Jurupa USD, Moreno Valley USD, Riverside USD, and Val Verde USD.

More information about the collaborative, contact Julie.Pehkonen@rcc.edu