Eastern College was publicly screened tonight at McGuffey Hall, It was well recieved by members of the Western Program, M.A.F.I.A. film club, and the Miami Student. The film provided many laughs throughout the evening and encouraged critical thought into admisitrative decisions made by University Presidents/boards.
It was scripted using a meanadering story telling tone that encapsulates 'midwestern' campfire stories. The stories really enwrapped and made the audience feel as if they were part of the scene. This at times increased the humour, and also the awkwardness of crude sex scenes and dirty joke humor. In all female-male interactions it is interesting to note that the females were generally the aggressor, doing the 'picking' up of seemingly passive aggressive males. All in all the scripting style made the film organic and really connected his story to the college students in all of us.
After the filming actors Jonathan Dicks, Christopher Clark Cowan, and director of photography Anthony Rickert-Epstein stuck around with James Flynn to answer audience questions and to discuss future projects. It was interesting seeing three Miami graduates collaborate on this film (Dicks, Epstein, and Flynn) and made it evident where a lot of the creative liberties and influences came from.
The originally scored music for the film featured jazz and percussion pieces performed by the Directors brother Matt Flynn. It made the film very unique and interesting, particularly in a cocktail party scene where the blues group performed live. Even the final scene of the film featured an improv percussion piece by the actors themselves! I am definitely excited to see Matt Flynn team up with John Hurd at Ernst Fest for an amazing Blues/jazz experience!
Stay posted for the following campus visits:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Monday Sept. 21, 2009, Hall Auditorium, 8 PM: Tickets Released today!
Aimee Schattner, Peace Corp, September 24: 10 am-4 pm at the Shriver Center, Then an Information video screening at 6 pm Upham Hall, Room 275.
That's really cool about the music for the film. I hadn't known that. I really enjoyed the screening, and now I have another reason to look forward to Ernst Fall Fest.
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