November 21, 2002
Contact: Robert Fordan (509-963-1068/fax 509-963-1060/e-mail:
fordanr@cwu.edu) or Michael Ogden (509-963-1067/fax
509-963-1060/e-mail: ogden@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Four Central Washington University
students won top awards in this year’s audio/video competition in
Ogden, Utah. The students are: Daniel Fergus, Kenneth “Scott”
Crawford, Caroline Ferworn and David Mabee.
Fergus, a senior broadcast journalism major from Zillah, took
first place for his experimental video “Vapid.” The category calls for
narrative storytelling to communicate a word without using dialogue or
music. Fergus filmed the video using a dream-mode approach of just
black and while until the end when one single bright yellow flower
appears. This is the second year in a row that students have taken top
honors for experimental video. Fergus’s video will continue on to
Nationals in the spring.
Crawford placed third in the
Instructional/Industrial/Promotional category for “Whirlyball Rules!”
This type of video is used to influence people to check out a game
while getting rid of the redundancy of explaining the rules. Crawford
promoted the game of Whirlyball a game played on bumper cars.
Crawford, a film and video studies graduate from Stanwood, works for
Sierra Media, a production company in Everett.
Ferworn, a senior broadcast journalism major from Vancouver,
placed third for her news package “Price Index.” This is a stand-alone
piece with no dialogue from the news anchor.
David Mabee won promotional video for “Newswatch Intro.”
Mabee, a broadcast journalism graduate from Ellensburg, created a video
brochure about Ellensburg to encourage people to come visit. He lives
in Hollywood and received job offers from both companies he did
internships for – Innovative Artist and International Creative
Management.
CWU is part of NBS region 7 which includes: Washington,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and
British Columbia.
The National Broadcasting Society was founded in 1943 and has
more than 1,500 student and professional members with chapters on 86
college campuses. Its mission is to enhance the development of college
and university students in telecommunication, broadcasting, cable and
other electronic media.
