Last month, students in WTV (Westside Television) created short films to compete in the 7-7-7 high school film competition. Students split into 4 groups and created films in the categories of thriller, comedy, romance, and drama. Each group was assigned a theme, a color scheme, and a prop to incorporate into their film. 

“Sweet Love of Mime”

(Dan Vermillion, Andrew Overgaard, Spencer Schneiderman, Libby Bekins)

-In this comedic film, Sophomore Dan Vermillion plays a dedicated mime who struggles with his oath of silence. The mime meets a girl (played by Junior Maddy Stark) and is unable to communicate with her.  

Award- 3rd place

“Caught”

(Trent Hancock, Nolan Dondlinger, Morgan Wilson)

– This drama features 2 students (Junior Morgan Wilson and Sophomore Trent Hancock). The students are caught trying to hack into the schools security system by a passer-by (Freshman Nolan Dondlinger). The students are now Caught in a lie they can’t get out of.

“A Serial’s Cereal”

(Mitch Francis, Caleb Kirilov, Gabe Hinrichs)

– In this thriller, a girl spells out a name in her cereal, revealing who she and her girlfriend will kill that day. The two struggle with the idea of killing people, and their relationship struggles as a result.

“The Other Guy”

(Peter Krenzer, Cedric Homan, Yousra Abdulrazig)

– In this Drama, (Peter Krenzer) finds out his wife has an “other guy” who ends up being his best friend. This film highlights Peter’s adventure on finding out his wives infidelity.