Millersburg native to participate in film fest at Malone
Taylor Hazlett is a junior at Malone University in Canton. The home-schooled 21 year old is studying communication arts with an emphasis on film. Hazlett’s short film, Customer Satisfaction, will be featured at the Open Frame Film Fest, a student film fest in its ninth year at Malone University. The film fest is Friday, April 15 at 10 p.m. at the Johnson Center Chapel at the University, at 2600 Cleveland Ave. NW at Canton.
Customer Satisfaction marks Hazlett’s second year with the Open Frame Film Fest. Last year she submitted her first student film, (W)hole. It included a number of impressive Open Frame benchmarks: award-winning editing and talented cinematography from first time, female, underclass students; artist’s festival rights were acquired; profoundly cinematic storytelling and an impressively coordinated production experience for the cast and crew.
Customer Satisfaction is a wry comedic short in which a grocery store clerk narrates the story of her last day on the job to her best friend, all the while pressing the boundaries of her perceptions versus those of everyone else. Customer Satisfaction was co-written by Malone student Erin Chellinsky, and Joe Siebert, a Malone alumnus, served as director of photography. Monica Small and Danyella Tonelli produced the film and did the art direction.
“I have always been interested in film,” said Hazlett. “When I was younger I wanted to be an actress. I thought it would be cool to be like Carrie Fisher. In high school I got more interested in directors. I participated in home school high school media classes. I liked the idea of the organizing and executing of film making. I had made goofy films and videos that I shared with friends and family, but had never tried anything serious until college.”
Hazlett was one of five Malone students who applied for and received grant money offered by Open Frame in order to assist in the making of their films. Hazlett was awarded $1,000 from Open Frame.
“My first film was a good starter project,” said Hazlett. “There was no dialogue. Sound is tough in movie making. I didn’t know much about incorporating sound into a film. It’s a whole process on its own. We had one student at Malone who worked with sound and, oh no... he graduated.”
Students work together to create the films for Open Frame. Individuals can offer their strengths to make the productions a success. Since making films is always collaborative, the process of producing the films invites the students to create community with one another around the creative expression.
Hazlett has applied for a program in Los Angeles with The Los Angeles Film Study Organization, a faith-based program that offers students an opportunity to work in a small community dedicated to quality film making. The program includes classes, projects and internships to better acquaint the student with film making. Hazlett will learn in the coming weeks if she has been accepted for the semester-long program.
“I am excited about the possibility of going to Los Angeles,” said Hazlett. “I know I want to continue making films. My mom says after I graduate I HAVE to go to grad school.” Hazlett attends Malone University on a full academic scholarship supplemented by a scholarship from the Holmes County Higher Education Foundation.
The Open Frame Film Fest is free and open to the public.
Customer Satisfaction marks Hazlett’s second year with the Open Frame Film Fest. Last year she submitted her first student film, (W)hole. It included a number of impressive Open Frame benchmarks: award-winning editing and talented cinematography from first time, female, underclass students; artist’s festival rights were acquired; profoundly cinematic storytelling and an impressively coordinated production experience for the cast and crew.
Customer Satisfaction is a wry comedic short in which a grocery store clerk narrates the story of her last day on the job to her best friend, all the while pressing the boundaries of her perceptions versus those of everyone else. Customer Satisfaction was co-written by Malone student Erin Chellinsky, and Joe Siebert, a Malone alumnus, served as director of photography. Monica Small and Danyella Tonelli produced the film and did the art direction.
“I have always been interested in film,” said Hazlett. “When I was younger I wanted to be an actress. I thought it would be cool to be like Carrie Fisher. In high school I got more interested in directors. I participated in home school high school media classes. I liked the idea of the organizing and executing of film making. I had made goofy films and videos that I shared with friends and family, but had never tried anything serious until college.”
Hazlett was one of five Malone students who applied for and received grant money offered by Open Frame in order to assist in the making of their films. Hazlett was awarded $1,000 from Open Frame.
“My first film was a good starter project,” said Hazlett. “There was no dialogue. Sound is tough in movie making. I didn’t know much about incorporating sound into a film. It’s a whole process on its own. We had one student at Malone who worked with sound and, oh no... he graduated.”
Students work together to create the films for Open Frame. Individuals can offer their strengths to make the productions a success. Since making films is always collaborative, the process of producing the films invites the students to create community with one another around the creative expression.
Hazlett has applied for a program in Los Angeles with The Los Angeles Film Study Organization, a faith-based program that offers students an opportunity to work in a small community dedicated to quality film making. The program includes classes, projects and internships to better acquaint the student with film making. Hazlett will learn in the coming weeks if she has been accepted for the semester-long program.
“I am excited about the possibility of going to Los Angeles,” said Hazlett. “I know I want to continue making films. My mom says after I graduate I HAVE to go to grad school.” Hazlett attends Malone University on a full academic scholarship supplemented by a scholarship from the Holmes County Higher Education Foundation.
The Open Frame Film Fest is free and open to the public.
Published: April 6, 2011
