Jun 10, 2009
Videos See DePaul Through Students’ Eyes
Videos See DePaul Through Students’ Eyes
“The contest allowed me to explore and show what I love about the university in a creative way,” said Gustafson, a freshman digital cinema major who received the $1,000 second place prize. “The video contest is definitely an awesome program that lets students be creative while showing what DePaul has to offer.”
Justin Flocco, a junior digital cinema major received the grand prize of $2,000 for his piece “Faces of DePaul.”
“I attempted to portray DePaul the way I saw it and the way the people around me experience it. There was no need to create anything artificial,” Flocco said. “I hoped that the more honest I was, the more people at the university would be able to relate, and potential students would be more willing to embrace.”
Brendan Leahy, a junior digital cinema major, received third place and $500, and Paul Hennessy, a freshman Digital Cinema major was awarded the Audience Choice prize for his piece, “Getting to Know DePaul University.”
A panel of 20 judges from across the university evaluated 19 entries of the This Is DePaul video contest on how engaging and entertaining they were as well as overall creative and technical excellence. Based on these criteria, cash prizes were awarded to the top three winners. An additional cash prize was presented to the video that received the Audience Choice award, determined by its YouTube rating.
“We wanted to use this contest as a way to generate authentic stories about DePaul from a student’s perspective,” said Justin Gillmar, director of marketing strategy at DePaul. “We are very proud of the creativity and quality of the work that was submitted by each of the students.”
To view all the winning videos, visit depaul.edu/thisisdepaul/ .
