Welcome to the CTVA 2017 Senior

Television Showcase

The short films you will see here tonight were completed in the senior level Television Production course

in the Department of Cinema and Television Arts and are the capstone projects.

The resulting works are the end of an academic path that gives our students the opportunity to produce a

Documentary or a Narrative Short, a precious instrument, a calling card for their future professional life

and a proof of their academic achievements.

All the films were produced and directed by students in in the Television Option, under the guidance of the

television option faculty, with funding provided by the California State University, Northridge, and

Associated Students Instructionally Related Activities Fund.

The students must raise any additional monies needed and are given creative freedom in their productions.

This is the first public presentation of their work, each and all projects are unique, deserve recognition and

praise: they endured countless sleepless nights, sweat, tears, pain, dedication, and talent to be here, for this

we salute and honor our students tonight. Your response tonight will be the first test of their achievements.

The Television Production Option is also are proud to acknowledge our affiliation with the Hollywood

Foreign Press (HFPA). Many of our technical equipment and postproduction sound and film suites are the

result of their donations. In January 2016, the HFPA announced an additional $2 Million gift to CSUN’s

Department of Cinema and Television Arts for the complete overhaul and renewal of the camera, sound,

lighting and control room equipment in our Television Studio and the establishing of a diversity driven

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Scholars Program. In recognition of their generosity the Manzanita

Hall South Wing has been named the Hollywood Foreign Press Wing.

Our 2017 Television Showcase Awards Ceremony Guest of Honor

Silvia Bizio Journalist, writer, producer Silvia Bizio writes about film from Los Angeles

for the daily newspaper “La Repubblica”, the weekly magazines

“L’Espresso” and “D”, and is a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press

Association. Graduated in Literature and Philosophy from the University of

Rome, she earned her Master in Sociology and Mass Communication at

UCLA. She has written several books including “Los Angeles Babilonia”

and “Cinema Italian Style” a history of Italian Cinema at the Academy

Awards and won the award as best film correspondent by the American

Publicist Union. She has been the artistic Director of Cinema Italian Style, a

series of contemporary Italian movies from 2004 to 2010, and is now

director of Italians in Film. Her first short movie as a producer, “The Night

Shift Belongs to the Stars”, directed by Edoardo Ponti, with Nastassja

Kinski, Julian Sands and Enrico Lo Verso, was shortlisted for the Academy

Awards and was the winner as best short at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Together with Paola Ferrari De Benedetti she produced the documentary “You Never Had It: An Evening

with Bukowski”, directed by Matteo Borgardt and based on her video interview with Charles Bukowski in

1981. She is now in production on the documentary “Camp Monticello: A forgotten History” about the

Italian POW camp in Monticello, Arkansas, during WWII.

FALL 2016 NARRATIVE

Freedom Fighter

A 19-year- old underground street fighter with a checkered past adopts the

discipline of the MMA lifestyle.

Director Dimas Corona

Writer / Director of Photography Miguelangel Muñoz

Producer Steven Paro

Producer Moises Cervantes

Editor Nicholas Major

Assistant Editor Samuel Caterisano

Set Designer Giovanna Villena-Celis

Set Designer Jennifer Kelly

1st Sound Alejandro Villaseñor

2nd

Sound Travis Foster

The Informant

A by-the- books paralegal is holding the biggest gas company responsible

for their corrupt and negligent actions by leaking their sensitive financial

documents to the FBI.

Director Miaomiao Wang

Producer Emmeli Tomth

Producer Liudmila Menshikova

Cinematographer Alex Cheung

Editor Angel Clark

Sound Mixer Cesar A. Martinez

Set Designer Richard Sanchez

Limbo

“Limbo” is about Sam Carpenter, a young woman whose bad behavior

earns her a spot Limbo, the world between Heaven and Hell. To make her

way back to Earth, she must overcome her selfish tendencies or face eternal

damnation.

Director Ryanne Smith

Producer Josue Carrillorodriguez

Producer Roxana Gonzalez

Cinematographer Richard Sanchez

Editor Michelle Vazquez

Sound Mixer Cynthia Rojas

FALL 2016 NARRATIVE

Spectrum

The show is about a paranoid SPECTRUM agent, Jake Stein, who wants to

solve the case of his missing partner, but can’t because he is losing his

mind to fear and must change by accepting & trusting his new partner,

Xochi Fisher.

Director Michael Fleming

Producer Jordan Denis

Producer Gabriela Ruiz

Cinematographer Matthew Beavers

Editor Sara Farag

Sound Mixer Damian Christie

Set Designer Ethan Viveiros

Yo Soy Mujer

A young naïve woman comes to terms with womanhood as she navigates

melodramatic turmoil in this spoof of a classic telenovela.

Writer/Director Gonzalo Lomeli

Producer Sandra Haywood

Producer Lynda Rodriguez

Editor Sarah Bird

Writer/Editor Josue Rodriguez

Cinematographer Nick Shelton & Melanie Elizabeth

Sound Joshua Crisci

Production Designer Noah Cassiel & Mitchell Teague

FALL 2016 DOCUMENTARY

Slice of Grimes

Aspiring rapper Marty Grimes pursues a full-time career in the music

industry while balancing his part-time job as a pizza boy in Berkeley, CA.

Director / Producer Eboni Johnson

Associate Producer Koto Yamazaki-Sweeny

Writer / Editor Melvin Hernandez

Writer Anthony Kim

Production/Post-Production Sound Justin Flores

Production/Post-Production Sound Eric Wool

Director of Photography Michael Lopez

Editor Levin Kodrat

FALL 2016 DOCUMENTARY

The Water Boy

“Imagine a day without water”

Producer Andrew Chung

Associate Producer Yutong Xu

Writers Vivi Badillo / Blair Windette

Cinematography Monica Vera / Fernando Muro

Sound Luis Marquez / Hali Stafford

Editor Renata Hernandez / Andrew Chung

SPRING 2017 DOCUMENTARY

Spirit

A documentary centered on a mountain lion who changed the lives of those

who loved him.

Director/Producer Carmen Pelegrino

Associate Producer Erica Flores

Writer Erika Santiago

Editor Matthew L”Angelle

Sound Ellis Bourgoujian

Director of Photography Olukayode Lawal

I’m Possible

Author, Kate Schatz’s, children’s book acts as a learning tool for a local

girl scout troop in their mission to earn a badge in honor of women’s

history month meanwhile inspiring them to believe that anything is

possible.

Producer Diana Rodriguez

Associate Producer Tamara Ilich

Writer Nadia Goretti

Director of Photography Axa Nimualrata

Sound Ernesto Rubi Celis

Editor Jocelyn Gomez

SPRING 2017 DOCUMENTARY

Serve

Donations, Volunteers, and a Community in Need

Director/Producer Martin Ibarra

Associate Producer David Lyons

Director of Photography Joshua Bantay

Writer Jake Heittmann

Production & Post Sound Ricardo Garcia

Editor Jennifer Becerra

Gender F*ck

The drag scene is not just for the pretty Queens, in Downtown L.A. there is

a place for all the monster Drag Queens.

Director Amy Zapata

Producer Chuck Bryant

Editor Itzel Arevalo

Co-Editor Alex Perez

Director of Photography Sara Roller

Director of Photography Jesus Canal

Sound Eduardo Laguna

Sound Wintana Ghebreyesus

Whose Trauma Is It Anyway?

An illustrated journey through three varied stories of traumatic experiences,

the effects they left behind and how each individual found their personal

road towards recovery.

Director Deanna Spinale

Producer Kellie Spicer

Director of Photography Jacob Stealey

Sound Jaime Lopez

Editor Alyse Kollerbohm

SPRING 2017 DOCUMENTARY

Rise and Shine

The show is about a naïve young girl from Texas, Natalie Nichole, who

wants to become a star in Hollywood, but can’t because she and her

mother, Mamie, have become homeless and must struggle everyday just to

survive as well as live out the dream of success.

Director Chris Orellana

Producer/Writer Michael Fleming

Editor Isaac Miller

Sound Nolan Sykes

Cinematographer Julian Monk

Cinematographer Chris Khachatryan

SPRING 2017 NARRATIVE

Only In Hollywood

“It’s not personal, it’s show business”

Director Matthew Margolis

Producer Zach Vicente

Producer Enda Aquije

Director of Photography Lucas Torres del Boca

Editor Tawney Luna

Sound Designer Andy Karandganian

Production Designer Quinton Gipson

Unseen

“Unseen” is a mystery drama TV pilot about Camila a savvy business

professional who finally finds her perfect match in Jayden. When Jayden

goes AWOL Camila looks for answers only to discover that her Mr. Perfect

may never have even been alive throughout their entire courtship.

Producer Keshia Williams

Producer Nicole Goins

Director Liliana Tapia

Director of Photography Martin Matreo

Director of Photography William Anthony

Production Design Malynn Catalan

Art Director/ Wardrobe Lindsey Poole

Editor Stefania Buraglia

SPRING 2017 NARRATIVE

Sound Check

An aspiring young singer struggles to get her big break while an established

young music producer is pressured to find his next star. Does she have

what it takes to realize her dream? Does he have the ear to discover the

next big thing?

Director Tess Castanon

Budgeting Poducer Thomas Grimes

Scheduling Producer Glessida Mariz Magaling

Director of Photography Hector Anaya

Production Sound Mixer Jarrod Booth

Editor Kara Forbis

Production Design Kiana Calderone

Blank

When his alcoholic mother loses her memory in a calamity caused by his

sister, Jason faces a tough choice – whether to defend his mom despite her

preceding flaws, or protect the well being of his older sister.

Director Grisel Guillen

Producer Taylor Jones

Producer Joshua Escobar

Director of Photography Scott Srch

Camera Operator Alicie Burrell

Production Design: Angella Alfaro

Audio Marvin Dwayne Arthur

Editor Jackson De La Torre

His Hers

A recovering alcoholic with a sprinkling of OCD gets stood up at a bar of

all places by a manic cam girl.

Director Marla Macarr

Producer Stephanny Salazar

Assistant Producer Michelle Tin

Director of Photography Deanne Cortes

Production Design Emmittt Beecham

Audio Jayden Yen

Picture Editor Lynette Hartouni

Sound Editor Mialani Love

SPRING 2017 NARRATIVE

Un Dia

Ms. Sanchez, a high school English as a Second Language teacher struggles

to fund the ESL program, keep her job, and defend the rights of her only

student who can’t communicate well for himself.

Director Daisy Perez

Producer Lee Cua

Producer Dalia Herrera

Director of Photography Ernesto Pulido

Production Design Jessica Labelle

Audio Sedrick Ross

Editor Lauren Serino

Showcase Committee

Showcase Producer

Professor Alesandro Jacchia

Professor Thelma Vickroy

Student Showcase Producer

Mialani Love

Meiyan Cheng

Student Production Assistant

Daisy Perez

Cesar Sanchez Rico

Photographer

Andrew Vasile

Parris Calkin

Documentary By

Director

Alyssa Kelly

Producer

Riley Boronkay

Andres Sical

Contributions

CSUN Television Logo Josh Bantay

Martin Ibarra

Showcase Program Cover Designer Marla Macarr

JUDGES

Anthony Bompensiero Alumnus – Assistant VFX Editor - Legend 3D

Brooke Noska

Alumna – VFX Producer - FuseFX Currently Producing Super Troopers 2, Associate Producer on

Designated Survivor, Scorpion, and Seth MacFarlane's "Orville". She since has worked on a wide

variety of shows and features including, but not limited to, The Walking Dead, Scream Queens,

Mike & Molly, Masters of Sex, AHS: Roanoke, AHS: Hotel, and a part of the Emmy winning VFX

team for American Horror Story: Freak Show.

Christopher Villa Alumnus – Editor at Buzzfeed branded and MPEG Local 700 assistant editor

Devon Bradbury Alumna – Assistant Editor Whitehouse Post Production

Jake Marada Alumnus – Make A Thing working with clients such as TracFone, Straight Talk, Total Wireless,

Simple Mobile, and Net10.

Karla Gregg Alumna – Junior Digital Manager at Digital Media Management

Keith Little Alumnus – Production sound technician, owner of alley cat audio, and a member of IATSE local

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Kyle Keris

Alumnus – Scripted assistant editor and editor in network television as well as features. I have

worked on shows such as: The Shannara Chronicles (MTV), The Player (NBC), The Vampire

Diaries (the CW), and Stitchers (Freeform) and will be heading off to work on CBS's Macgyver in

July..

Kylie Neuwirth Alumna – Currently working as a post coordinator for a company that specializes in the marketing

and international distribution for movies from Paramount, Netflix, Sony, and others.

Matt Hause

Alumnus – Producer at 247 Laundry Service, he has been a part of the production team on shows

such as Undercover Boss, Droned, Mystery Diners, Brew Dogs, and Fat N' Furious: Rolling

Thunder.

Matt Murray

Alumnus – Production Manager at Machinima Studios. I've worked for several years as a

production manager and production coordinator in reality television, commercials and more recently

in new media with College Humor and Funny or Die.

Matthew Noren Alumnus – Visual effects production coordinator at VFX Legion. Working on shows like The Catch,

How to get away with murder, and Scandal

Michael Poisson

Alumnus – Michael Poisson is an associate of current programming at nbc entertainment. He began

working there as an entertainment coordinator in September, 2010. Poisson covers the NBC hit

dramas “CPD”, “Chicago justice” “the blacklist” and the comedy series, “trial & error”.

Michael Wismann Alumnus – Reality television on the ABC hit show Dancing With The Stars.

Randy Koszela Alumnus – CNN Los Angeles technician, CBS big brother switcher[dir/td]

Rebecca Marie Wismann

Alumna – Currently, I'm working at Sony Pictures Animation on the film "Hotel Transylvania 3" as

an Office Coordinator/Director and Producer assistant. Working in animation is such a gratifying

feeling, and it's amazing to be a part of such amazing teams creating content for kids and adults

alike.

Sarah Van Der Watt Alumna – Creative Producer at Movie Pilot. She left the all too real world of reality tv to produce

videos at a digital marketing startup, concentrating on driving box office results for upcoming films.

Savanna Aghassian

Alumna – Production coordinator at Blur Studios in Culver City. She manages the production

process of commercials, video game cinematics and live action shoots. Savanna began her career in

CG and VFX while interning at Digital Domain on Maleficent. She started to work at Blur Studio as

a production assistant working on various commercials and films such as Deadpool, Titanfall

2 commercial, and Halo Wars 2 commercial. She then moved up the ranks to be a production

coordinator on an upcoming series of commercials.

Tammy Quang Alumna – E! Live Events Talent Assistant

Special Thanks

The CSUN Senior Showcase and the projects themselves are made possible through a generous grant from CSUN

Associated Students Instructionally Related Activities Committee and the support of the following:

Professor Thelma Vickroy Television Production Acting Option Head

Professor Quinn Saunders Television Production Option Head

Professor Mun Chee Yong Television Production Faculty

Professor Alesandro Jacchia Television Production Faculty

Professor Henryk Cymerman Television Production Faculty

Professor Deborah Deihl Television Production Faculty

Professor Shawn Ku Television Production Faculty

Professor Jeffery Lengyel Television Production Faculty

Professor Rachel Pearl Television Production Faculty

Professor Bill Stratford Television Production Faculty

Professor Alex Weiss Television Production Faculty

Professor Jon Stahl Chair, Cinema and Television Arts Department

Professor Jared Rappaport Associate Chair, Cinema and Television Arts Department

Professor Eric Edson Graduate Coordinator, Screenwriting Faculty

Professor Alexis Krasilovsky Screenwriting Faculty

Professor Scott Strugeon Screenwriting Faculty

Professor Kenneth Portnoy Screenwriting Faculty

Professor Nate Thomas Film Production Faculty

Professor Karen Dee Carpenter Film Production Faculty

Professor Michael Hoggan Film Production Faculty

Professor Joel Krantz Film Production Faculty

Dr. Robert Gustafson Head, Multimedia Faculty

Dr. Jacob Schultheiss Head, Media Theory and Criticism Faculty

Dr. Frances Gateward Media Theory and Criticism Faculty

Professor Dianah Wynter Media Theory and Criticism Faculty

Professor Elizabeth Sellers Department of Music

Dr. Dianne F. Harrison President, California State University, Northridge

Dr. Yi Li Provost, California State University, Northridge

Dan Hosken Interim Dean, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

David Crandall Manager, Associated Students

Cheri Aguayo CTVA Administrative Analyst

Olivia Gonzales CTVA Administrative Support Coordinator

Tom Weems Supervisor, STVA Engineering

Michael Bryant CTVA Engineering

George Johnson CTVA Engineering

Joe Schwartz CTVA Engineering

William Wilson CTVA Engineering

Kathleen McWilliams CTVA Undergraduate Advisor