2019 Blue Spark Finalists and Awards Show Details Announced

Finalists for MTSU’s Blue Spark Awards for excellence in Tennessee high school media arts are revealed in the list below. Congratulations to all of our finalists!

Winners in each category will be announced Saturday, March 30, 2019 starting at 10:00am in Studio 1 of the John Bragg Media and Entertainment building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.

Finalists, their teachers, family, and friends are invited to attend the ceremony. Winners will be invited to the stage to accept their awards on camera during the live broadcast.

If you plan to attend, an RSVP would be appreciated. Please send your RSVP along your expected number of guests to [email protected]

The Blue Spark Awards Show will be produced as a live television event by a volunteer team of students majoring in various programs in MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment. The show will be aired on MT10, MTSU’s student-run television station.

Guests for the Blue Spark Awards Show should arrive on campus by 9:30am Saturday, March 30, 2019 in order to be seated by 10:00am for the live broadcast.

The following link drops a pin on Google Maps in the “Mass Comm” parking lot on the south side of the John Bragg College of Media and Entertainment building. Guests should enter at the east end of the building where the doors will be opened at 9:00 am.

Link to parking for guests: https://goo.gl/maps/4SGEfvBR5Uy

And the 2019 Blue Spark Finalists are:

NON-FICTION OR DOCUMENTARY FILM

Entry Title: 147 Team Documentary
Students: Izzy Heuer and Sarah Thoeny
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
Additional Credits: Sierra Windle, James Derryberry, Nathan Nance

Entry Title: Freshmen Highlights
Student: Ellen Scotte
Tullahoma High School, Tullahoma, TN
Advisor: Aaron Miller

Entry Title: Love Like This Does Not End
Student: Isabelle Leonard
Wilson Central High School City, Mount Juliet, TN
Advisor: DeAna Duncan
Additional Credits: Kate Rahmani for camera operation

Entry Title: My Life – Dance
Student: Aliviah Foster
Tennessee High School, Bristol, TN
Advisor: Sonya McMakin

SCRIPTED FICTION VIDEO

Entry Title: 243 Seconds
Student: Isabelle Leonard
Wilson Central High School, Mount Juliet, TN
Advisor: DeAna Duncan
Additional Credits: Justin Tart, Marissa Hawks, Matthew Jenkinson, Jonathan Milewski, Devon Kautz, Grant Pody, Tristan Lee

Entry Title: Captain Franklin – Rise
Students: Bryson Sams and Porter Edwards,
School: Franklin High School, Franklin, TN
Advisor: Keri Thompson
Additional Credits: Jackson Fults, Carter Fulkerson, Colin Perrigo, Matthew Dyra, Anna Claire Latta

Entry Title: Cross Check
Student: Dakota Russ
School: Wilson Central, Lebanon, TN
Advisor: DeAna Duncan
Additional credits: Justin Tart, Alex Neil, Seth Sanders, Josh Davis

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)

Entry Title: Distracted Driving PSA
Students: Nathan Nance, Lena Gurley
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

Entry Title: Don’t Drink and Drive, Don’t Drink and Die PSA
Students: Casey Crowe, Garrett Linney, Allison Steele
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
Additional Credits: James Derryberry, Nathan Nance,

Entry Title: Water PSA
Students: Sierra Windle & James Derryberry
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
Additional Credits: Nathan Nance, Lena Gurley

ANIMATION

Entry Title: Arin’s Gambling Addiction
Student: Jack Wilson
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

MUSIC VIDEO

Entry Title: See You Again
Students: Casey Crowe, Zack Seals
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

Entry Title: The One Project
Students: Dakota Russ
Wilson Central High School, Lebanon, TN
Advisor:DeAna Duncan
Production Credits:
Additional Credits: Alex Pulley, Guy Pennell, Justin Tart, AV Production Class WCHS

Entry Title: When You Were Young
Students: Will McAdams, Seth Woodruff, Will Matteson and Caley Chapman
Franklin High School, Franklin, TN
Advisor: Keri Thompson

NEWSCAST COMPILATION

Entry Title: Franklin in 5
Student: Jake Momchilov
Franklin High School, Franklin, TN
Advisor: Keri Thompson
Additional credits: Ivan Chen, Elliott Johnson, Matthew Dyra, Grace Holzman, Emily Maier

Entry Title: WBHS 9 Level 3 Newscast
Students: Chloe Robertson, Jackson Bell, Wright Mantooth, Ross Wilkerson, Brennan Chapman, Jacob Blanton, Audrey Green & Foster Vaughn
Brentwood High, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

Entry Title: WBHS 9 Level 4 December 14 Newscast
Students: RJ Taylor, Madison Hebert, Cole Hubbard, Ashley Gracia, Allison Steele, Robert Dickenson, Cole Hendry
Brentwood High, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

Entry Title: WCNN Broadcast compilation
Students: Isabelle Leonard, WCNN AV Production class group
Wilson Central High School, Lebanon, TN
Advisor: DeAna Duncan
Additional credits: Jack O’Sullivan, Azel Eddings, Josh Davis, Dakota Russ, Seth Warren, Justin Tart

PHOTOGRAPHY

Entry Title: Gravity
Student photographer’s name: Dakota Russ
School: Wilson Central High School, Lebanon, TN
Advisor: DeAna Duncan

Entry Title: Mischievous
Student photographer’s name: Ivan Chen
Franklin High School, Franklin, TN
Advisor: Keri Thompson

Entry Title: Reflection in the Past
Student photographer’s name: Casey Crowe
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Advisor: Ronnie Adcock

Entry Title: Swimming Under the Falls
Student photographer’s name: Kristin Thorneloe
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TN
Advisor: Joe Mcmakin

Entry Title: Venus
Student photographer’s name: Elizabeth Rahmani
Wilson Central High School, Mt Juliet, TN
Advisor: Deana Duncan

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR FINALISTS!

Who will win? Live Broadcast Awards Show is:
Saturday March 30 at 10:00am
Studio 1
John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building
Middle Tennessee State University Campus
Murfreesboro, TN