When the envelopes were opened at Emerson College in Los Angeles
on Oct. 3, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced
Comeback,
a dramatic short by Skala Leake, Aaron Miller, Cameron Miller and Avery Davis,
as winner of a National Student Production Award for best Audio/Sound. In addition to working with the audio recording
and mixing, Avery Davis composed an original score for the film.
This is the second year NATAS has given student awards at the
national level, and the second year Ballard film students have been among the
winners. A minority of regional winners from 19 NATAS chapters across the country are nominated at the national level. Comeback
was also nominated for best Writer
and best Short Form Fiction film. Another film by Ballard students, 9066
(by Maya Konz, Bailey Wall, Kajsa Woolford and Nolan Baker) was nominated for
best Long Form Non-Fiction film. The films were judged by members of the
Academy, as well as college media professors.
Both films can be viewed on the Digital Filmmaking Program’s vimeo page
at www.vimeo.com/bhsfilmprogram .
For more information, and to screen the national awards presentation, visit http://emmyonline.com/nationalstudent .
All of Ballard’s honored productions had their premiere at the Ballard Film Festival (BFF). The next BFF will be on Saturday, February 10 at 7 pm in the BHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults, and will be sold at the door.
