![]() graduate.Any narrative or non-scripted work of fiction originating from within the United States with a running time of 50 minutes or more. With FAA Super Agent McCargo hot on Tampsen’s trail, flying conditions continue to go from bad to worse.” Among the cast are Rob Doyen (who plays “Tampsen”), a Stephens College professor of theatre and Stephens graduate, and Khanisha Foster (who plays “Eagle Eye”), a 2017 Stephens College M.F.A. In a custom DC-3, Tampsen and his crew of outsiders stumble across the sky searching for Tampsen’s long lost love, Millie. In April, the TV pilot made its world premiere at the Kansas City Film Festival International, and later this month, it will be screened at the Denver Pop Culture Convention.Īccording to the film’s synopsis, “Tampsen Air is just another low-flying, rogue airline. “Tampsen Air” is no stranger to national attention. “I also think the faculty encouraged me to fail, but then reflect and learn from those mistakes, and come back with something stronger.” “Independent film is all about making the most out of what little you have, and I think I have done just that,” she said. Smith said that Stephens has taught her to be a hard worker and that you will only get out what you put in. “You have to respect the director and his choices, but if you think of something that might enhance the film, you can share that idea it just needs to be at the right time.” “They really showed me that there is a balance that needs to be at play,” she said. Smith, who will graduate later this week with a degree in digital filmmaking, said that she was grateful for the SFI experience, which taught her the proper way to act on set. “It is extremely valuable for them to research patterns of successful campaigns and launch one for SFI before doing one of their own.” “Many students will be seeking funds for their future films after graduation through crowdfunding,” Thompson said. Students also learn how to run a successful online fundraising campaign for their own future film projects. It’s invaluable to their development as filmmakers.” ![]() SFI brings the film set experience to them. “Our students start making films their first semester and SFI is a way to bring all grade levels together and make a film with their teachers and professionals from the film industry. “Active learning is who we are,” Thompson said. Summer Film Institute (SFI) is a biannual one-week intensive where students work alongside fellow filmmakers and professionals to produce a short film during the latter half of the spring semester and summer. “It was truly an amazing experience for which I am very grateful.” “Working with professional filmmakers, you get a glimpse of what it’s truly like to work in a professional setting, but with the safety net of knowing that if you make a mistake, it’s OK,” she said. She also assisted with scheduling and was a part of the class that built both film sets. She served as the film’s assistant producer, which involved everything from securing locations to figuring out the meals on set. “Tampsen Air” made its hometown debut in Columbia, Mo., at the 15th Annual Stephens Student Film Showcase on May 3.Īyanna Smith ’19 is among the Stephens students who benefited from working on the film’s crew last summer. He is representing the College at the festival, which runs May 5-12. “I was so thrilled to be selected into the festival - so you can imagine how I felt when we were nominated for Best TV Pilot,” said Chase Thompson, the TV show’s director/writer and associate professor of film at Stephens. “Tampsen Air,” the episodic film project that many Stephens College digital filmmaking students helped produce during Stephens Film Institute 2018, has been nominated for Best TV Pilot by the New York City Independent Film Festival.
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