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UC Production Master Class Films 2015 Expedition Alaska Adventure Race
The
University of Cincinnatis Production Master Class
changed venues from Californias Sierra Nevada mountain range to the pristine wilderness of Alaska to document
from
June 28 to July 5
.
A crew of seven UC students traveled to Alaska this summer, to work with media professionals and develop a documentary film covering this extraordinary sporting event.
A premier qualifying race for the Adventure Racing World Series,
Expedition Alaska 2015
features ocean kayaking, whitewater rafting, glacier trekking, rock climbing and mountain biking. Four person teams, comprised of the worlds best endurance athletes, navigate by map and compass through the stunning scenery of the worlds most remote, famous and beautiful terrain, the Kenai Peninsula.
The UC Production Master Class involves an interdisciplinary group of students and faculty from the University of Cincinnati who work with nationally recognized television and film professionals to produce digital media content that reaches a national and global audience.
Since 2012, the UC Production Master Class has involved over 90 UC students hailing from the
College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
, the
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP)
and the
McMicken College of Arts and Sciences
.
Developed by CCM Professor
and UC Alumnus and Emmy award-winning producer
(BFA, 2001), the UC Production Master Course was first funded by a three-year grant from the
, an initiative that supports experiential learning and is part of the UC Academic Master Plan. Earlier this year,
pledged additional funding, which allowed the production to continue beyond its initial three-year grant period.
The goal was to create a transformative, hands-on experience for the students by taking them out of the classroom and into the field to produce the documentary series that could be distributed to a national television audience.
The projects initial three years focused on the Gold Rush Expedition Race, a grueling 275-mile race through the California wilderness. Three 90-minute films were produced to document that race. All three films have aired nationally on
NBCs Universal Sports Network
.
The
2013 Gold Rush Expedition Race
documentary film was recently nominated for an
Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award
by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the professional category of
Best Documentary Cultural/Topical
.
You can learn more about that nomination by visiting
http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=21859
.
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