Saturday, October 18, 2014

SMACK HIGH TV Presents: Springfield Vermont


Filmed by Elliot Thompson for the town of Springfield. Elliot is a student at Springfield High School with a passion for film. His talent for telling a story with his camera is astonishing when you consider that he is still a junior in high school.

SMACK TV

All content contained in every video (including this one) is produced or sent in by high school students across the country (aka, the #SmackTeam).

We’re looking for talented and passionate individuals who would like to bring the best out of their Community or High School experience. Our goal is to interconnect students from all over the country and strengthen their voice and solidarity through a new YouTube channel called #SMACKtv. We will feature the best video’s submitted to us daily that feature a story on their Community or school. With the #SMACKteam being around 500,000 followers strong, now we can really get you some views!

Want your work to be seen by hundreds of thousands of students across the country? EMAIL your song, artwork, clip, video submission, or other video content to smacktv@smackhigh.com

*** Acceptable Videos ***
·Should be NO longer than 4 minutes in length 
Videos that Showcase your individual school or Community, Sports, club, class or other, and why it’s beneficial to it's students or the community
· Highlight reel with commentary of Sports event or Special Event, Fair/Festival, or High School Charitable act
· What's important to you in your community
· Videos with Instructional Tips on how to get through the day of school or how to complete homework or juggle work, school and practice (or it can be a comedy video)

*** Not Acceptable Videos ***
·Anything under 45 seconds, This is a show not Vine or Instagram. 
·Sexually suggestive material
· Content that's not singular to a high school or Community
· Inappropriate content includes but is not restricted to - Fights, Nudity, Singling out and bullying of any students

Intro Graphic Designed & Edited By: Elliot Thompson of Elliott Thompson Film Group
ETscienceLab.wix.Com/ElliotThompson

Theme Music Produced By: Zach Ciampa of HAELPHON.com
https://soundcloud.com/haelphon
http://smackhigh.com/investors/

8 comments :

  1. Great job Elliot. Wonderful film.

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  2. Great job, very nice

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  3. A Very impressive piece!!!..Great job, Elliot...Keep the positive coming because there IS a lot of positive in this town that people do not see...Thank you for your efforts!

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  4. OK I am going to keep it 100% real. It was a good video edit job. Nothing substantial or earth shattering. Working in the film industry currently we see middle school and high school films like this a lot. It really isn't something on the level of Spielberg or Tarantino. Having lived in Springfield I think it is a good piece for the town given the problems and community downfall that has ensued. I am not being harsh or negative but realistic which is what my industry is about. It is tough. I would encourage this young person to FIRST and foremost don't give up his dream if that dream is film. If at all possible get out of Springfield and into a system that will foster creativity and talent. Look at schools with active and substantial film programs to teach and push your boundaries and limits.

    So far as the piece presented. Again, amateur. A typical small town school project with standard video editing program. What I see is a lot of public servants who rely on public tax money to survive and get paid. Like I said. I lived in springfield once and best thing I ever did was leave. My last project...was Blended with Adam Sandler so I did well for myself. A message to the young man. Be very cautious of becoming or being attached to public systems that may exploit your talent and creativity to foster their own agenda. That happens a lot in this industry and you don't want to be known for that because you may find it diminishes your opportunities.

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    1. Well 10:42 ain't you somethin. Go "keep it real" somewhere else. Good job guys

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    2. I thought I remembered hearing that Elliot and another RVTC student won the U.S. Skills contest in videography, isn't Ken Burns studio just across the river? Why the negativity?

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  5. I really enjoyed the video and am impressed with the work presented. It was interesting to see what was said and by whom and liked that it was a positive upbeat piece about our town. Nice Job!

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  6. Great job by a talented young man

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