Video Institute Documentary Earns National Awards
The Canisius College Video Institute documentary “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” was recently honored for excellence in television production, earning two bronze Telly Awards in the “Documentary” and “Student Production” categories.
The Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The Video Institute project was in competition with national and international production companies, advertising agencies, cable operators and corporate video departments. The bronze Telly is the second-highest award given in this competition, and only approximately 20 percent of the 14,000 entries earn this recognition.
“Central Terminal,” produced by DMA majors Kirsten Jahn ’07 and Scott Richardson ’09 under the direction of Barbara Irwin, PhD, director of the Video Institute, traces the history of Buffalo’s “most beloved building,” including its architectural and social significance and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring the building back to life.
Video Institute Brings Home “Best of Show” at PRSA Awards
The Buffalo/Niagara chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) presented the Canisius College Video Institute with a Platinum Excalibur Award, or “Best of Show,” at the annual awards dinner held in June at the Buffalo Launch Club. The Platinum Award is PRSA’s highest honor.
Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department and director of the Video Institute, received the Platinum Award for Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark, a 30-minute video documentary produced for the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC). The video was produced by digital media arts majors Kirsten Jahn ’07 and Scott Richardson ’09, under Irwin’s direction. The documentary traces the history of the Central Terminal, its architectural and social significance and the efforts of the CTRC to bring the building back to life.
The Video Institute also received a Gold Excalibur Award for Central Terminal and a Silver Excalibur Award for a video documentary produced for the St. Augustine & St. Monica Scholars Program.
To view the entire Central Terminal documentary in iTunes, click here. To view the St. Augustine & St. Monica documentary in iTunes, click here. You will need the iTunes software installed on your computer to view both documentaries.
The Canisius College Video Institute provides students with the opportunity to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that will benefit the college and the community at large. Students produce documentaries and promotional videos for local and international not-for-profit and service agencies that otherwise would not have the resources to tell their stories this way.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of communication studies at Canisius College.
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Screenings of student video projects on campus are free and open to the public.
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Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, is professor and chair of the Communication Studies Department at Canisius College. A best-selling author, Irwin specializes in the areas of broadcasting and media studies. Her research interests include cultural indicators of daytime serial drama, behind-the-scenes development and creation of television programming, and the impact of the media on society. |
For information or to get involved in the Canisius College Video Institute, please write to irwin@canisius.eduor call 716-888-2108.
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