Mobile Film School Pilot Program Manor, TX - February 17-24
We did it! We completed our first pilot program. Manor ISD was a super partner for our first time out. These people care so much about giving their students any opportunities that could help them to become well rounded and succeed in life. I thank everyone in Manor for sharing that spirit with us.
Speaking of thanks, I want to thank the students, who put in extremely long hours and worked very hard. We hear often about the apathy and sense of entitlement among today’s youth. That was NOT the case with this group of students. These kids were motivated to get the most out of this opportunity. And they did a brilliant job. They produced a 13 minute documentary that rivals many that I see throughout the year by seasoned filmmakers. Kudos to them for an amazing final product in such a short time. And thanks to the Lutz-Carrillo family, who the documentary was about, for so generously letting us invade their lives for a week.
News Coverage of the Workshop:
KXAN AUSTIN -
The City of Austin is in a dogfight with other cities to attract film projects, but KXAN's Jim Swift went out to the country for a report on another film front.
Turns out an Austin-based school is hitting the road to bring the art of the film to rural areas all over the nation.
First stop: Manor, just east of Austin. READ MORE...
News 8 Austin -
Six high school seniors – many of whom have never picked up a video camera before – are spending the next eight days learning about filmmaking from industry professionals.
The students at Manor High School were chosen to be the first recipients of the Mobile Film School, a new nonprofit that brings the art of filmmaking to students in rural areas. READ MORE...
