Student film, animation and photography work at City College has caught public access on television.
With the help of Ryan Quinn, a former student at City College and teacher at the San Diego Art Institute, visual arts students have been able to showcase their work on local public television in a show called “Fresh Frames” on Channel 17.
“My graduate school advisor at San Diego State University was the producer of a television show called ‘The Short List,'” Quinn said. “The show played for 15 years on [Public Broadcasting Services] and was a combination of film, animation and photography from all over the world. So I said, ‘Hey, why not do a show like that for City College?’”
He began production in March 2012 and finished after six months of collecting student videos from YouTube and contacting students on campus.
All of the short videos, animation and photography in “Fresh Frames” were class projects.
One video within the show consists of a piece of bacon thrown against a wall repeatedly while students cheer in the background.
“I love it,” said Quinn. “It’s total random college crap, but I love the fact that it’s on TV because it’s an indication that students will understand that look, if you contact Ryan, you will be able to get your stuff on TV if it’s good.”
Quinn loves the childishness of some of the videos and the bacon one made him laugh so he included it in the show, he said.
“The film department [at City College] has a showcase in June that displays student work, but that is still a smaller college crowd,” said Quinn. “I wanted to get their work out to a more public crowd.”
Quinn said the only cost associated with the project was his time compiling the art. Channel 17 is public access, and the producer was happy to air “Fresh Frames.”
The show is scheduled to play almost 80 times between Sept. 19 and Nov. 7.
Quinn said there are plans for a second episode.
“I’ve got the first episode down and I’ve got the contacts and students that know if they give their work to Ryan, it will be on TV a lot,” he said. “I’ve got two videos, possibly three, in the second episode, so I am going to keep working on that. ‘Fresh Frames’ will continue.”
Students interested in submitting their work can contact Ryan at [email protected].
