JMM VIDEO ART WINNERS

Congratulations to Chris Herr '12 and Sachin Dharwadker '13. Their 'I AM JMM' Video won the top prize from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Student Video Contest. Videos submitted needed to show how students were ready to 'change the future'. Chris and Sachin's video was selected the best student video from the entire state of Wisconsin. Well Done!


I AM JMM by Sachin Dharwadker '13 and Chris Herr '12

WELCOME to the BLOG

Bumper created by Ben Rifken '12.

PSA CONTEST...VOTE NOW

To see their video for the Msg2Teens Fox 47 contest VOTE NOW at:
http://www.fox47.com/sections/contests/msg2teens/

CONGRATS and Great job to:
Jake Sullivan '13
Billy Walsh '12
Ben Rifken '12
Chris Herr '12

I AM JMM

This is what we are all about at James Madison Memorial High School.

2012 Graduation Video by Chris Herr '12 and Ben Rifken '12
Special thanks to Photo III.


2011 Graduation Video by Lindsay Quella '11 and Jessica Zednicek '11
Special thanks to Photo III.

Grand Prize WINNER: Wisconsin Association of School Boards STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST

Video by Chris Herr '12 and Sachin Dharwadker '13



Video by Chris Herr '12


I am JMM Interview Series by Ben Rifken '12
#1 SOCCER: Lucas Cardona


I am JMM Interview Series by Ben Rifken '12
#2 FOOTBAL: Rob Sanchez


I am JMM Interview Series by Ben Rifken '12
#3 SWIMMING: Kayce Smith


Epocolypse by Lindsay Quella '11
Winner: Best Documentary at the 2011 JMM FILM FEST

GREEN SCREEN FUN

Students were challenged to come up with a short 30 second video that utilized a composite shot using a green screen. Its not easy being green...but some of these were great! Good job student-artists.

'At Least' Cory Forbes '19


 'Watch Out for Cows' Kristen Erickson '17

 Fall 2014 GREEN SCREEN SHOWDOWN WINNER
'Math Class Mishap' Sam Zarov '16 and Richard Kerr '16

2011 GREENSCREEN SHOWDOWN WINNER

DREAMS by: Ben Anderson '12


PONG by Lucas Haugen '12

2011 JMM FILM FEST

JMM FILM FEST is an annual Student Film Showing at James Madison Memorial High School. The first Film Fest was put together by Students in the Art Department who had begun to make short videos as side projects or for independent study work. Special thanks to ambitious artists like Alex Jacobs '06, Joel Van Haren '06, Eddie Kunz '07, and others who played such an important part in creating a new tradition at JMM. THE TRADITION CONTINUES...

CHECK out this piece from MMSD.TV about the 2011 JMM FILM FEST and its award winners.

2011 JMM FILM FEST WINNER: AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

ON THE BIG SCREEN by: Ben Rifken '12


2011 JMM FILM FEST WINNER: BEST VISUAL ACHIEVEMENT

SANDMAN by: Chris Herr '12


2011 JMM FILM FEST WINNER: BEST STOP MOTION ANIMATION


SLEEPWALKING by Andy Rogers '12


2011 JMM FILM FEST WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY

EPOCOLYPSE by: Lindsay Quella '11

2011 JMM FILM FEST WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE

THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE by: Sachin Dharwadker '13


SICK by: Sylvan Gu '14



ONCE A WEEKS:SEASON II Trailer by: Jake Groves '08

MMSD TV did a piece on Film Fest...check it out:
https://mediaprodweb.madison.k12.wi.us/node/689

48 HOUR FILM PROJECT : MADISON

JMM VIDEO ART artists teamed up in the summer of 2011 to create a film for the 48 Hour Film Project:Madison.


On Friday Evening 7pm the group was given the following 4 requirements.
Genre chosen - Fantasy
Character- Matt Michaels - musician
Object- Calender
Dialogue- "Where do you want to meet?"
All Requirements needed to be included in the film and the film had to be completed by Sunday at 7pm. I'm pretty sure there was not much sleeping Friday or Saturday night.
Great Job FILM MAKERS as usual you have made Memorial PRUOD!


DELUGE
Directed By: Chris Herr '11, Produced by: Lindsay Quella '11, Cinematography by: Chris Herr and Ben Rifken '12, Creative Direction: Mr. Newland, Edited by: Chris Herr and Ben Rifken

VIDEO SELF-PORTRAITS

The self-portrait is one of the most common staples in all of Art. With video we get to add a time based media element to the traditional self-portrait. This gives students an opportunity to not just capture what they may look like or who they are RIGHT NOW, but also who they were and how they arrived at this moment in life. I also challenged students to finish their video with something that would give us a hint that their future is still to come and that they aren't done yet.

Self Portrait by Beatrice Naujalyte '19

 Self Portrait by Luke Jenn '19

 Self Portrait by Noah Giesler '20


by Ellen Dux '20



Self-Portrait by Billy Walsh '12


Self-Portrait by Sylvan Gu '14


Self-Portrait by Patrick Franken '12


Self-Portrait by Ben Rifken '12


Self-Portrait by Chris Herr '12

STOP MOTION ANIMATIONS

Photography II students at Memorial High School are challenged to use their photography skills in a new way to create a stop motion animation. Students have taken this project in many directions, some visual, some narrative...but all creative.
Some of these projects contain as many as 1000 individual photographs.
RUNNING LATE by: Beatrice Naujalyte '19


LOVE NOTES by: Toast Reineman '10 and Ellen Disch '10



FIREWORK by Carly Sears '11, Rory Mitchell '11
Good use of 'light painting'.



SLEEPWALKING by Andy Rogers '12



SLEEPY HEAD by Sonam Dorji '11, Teague Walsh-Felz '11, and Molly Meier '11



GROOVES #1 by: Jake Groves '07



TPS Reports by: Igor Slukvin '05


NO LABELS by: Jessica Zednicek '11

MUSIC VIDEO

On August 1, 1981 MTV changed the Music industry and without knowing it changed how we view visual information. By creating more edited cuts in shorter increments some might say the advent of the music video was when all of our attention spans started shortening. Others say it is proof that we can process information and understand what we are seeing in a much shorter amount of time.
30 years later you can hardly find a music video on MTV anymore but they continue to be one of the best formats for movie making today. The ease of sharing videos on the internet has made Music Video making accessible to just about everyone.

Besides showing us that editing can become a chaotic tool to bombard us with different visual information rapidly, it can also be used to create a beautiful marriage between audio and visual. The simple use of a song to inspire a short story, or visual narrative is a great way to start making a video if you have never tried before. DRIP By Beatrice Naujalyte '19


THE CHAIN by: Toast Reineman '10 and Ellen Disch '10



FIRE COMING OUT OF A MONKEY'S HEAD by Chris Herr '12
This was an independent study project Chris made in Adobe After Effects.
I'm in Love with the Coco
By Richard Kerr '16 and Sam Zarov '16

VIDEO JOURNALISM / INTERVIEW

Students working on Interview projects have several important factors to consider. Everyone has a story...everyone, however how can we make that story as interesting as possible. What questions will bring out answers that will illuminate the story. What cut-away shots will best help visually communicate the story.


JMM IMMIGRATION MIGRATION 2011 by: Carly Canavan-Randall '15


ELEVEN by: Billy Walsh '12, Patrick Franken '12, and Ben Anderson '12