University of Wisconsin–Madison

Spring 2020 Media Showcase

Welcome to the Spring 2020 Comm Arts showcase!  The following projects represent the hard work of students who overcame an unprecedented challenge to their semester. These achievements are all the more extraordinary for being created under such compromised circumstances. Thanks to the dedication of the students, faculty, TAs, and staff who banded together to reimagine how films can be produced during the closure of campus, we are able to provide this inspiring collection of cinema online. Enjoy and be safe!

Podcasts From CA 155

Short Films from CA 659

L’exil

By Boya Liang & Junwei Xu

Sweet Dreams

By Nicole Remily

Thursday Ceremony

By Eden Walech

Face Your Fears

By Josh Bernson

Blood Runs Out

By Gracie K Wallner

Documentaries From CA 651

Lonely Workshop

By Matt Kalkhoff

A Taste of Auntie Jill’s Cheesecake

By Arianna Viscarra

Quaranzines

By Arielle Bordow

Way Back Home

By Jooyeong Ji

Essential Worker

By Steve Larsen

The Family Jewel

By Sarah Hill

Edited Scenes From CA 355

Students received footage from two separate productions of the same screenplay (produced in our department’s cinematography and sound recording course) and they cut each batch of footage into narratively coherent and dramatically impactful scenes. They also wrote a short paper comparing and contrasting the footage from the perspective of an editor.

Edited by Charlotte McKee

Edited by Matthew Fraga

Edited by Rosee Xiong

Edited by Keagan Schlosser