Volume 126 Issue 2
Monday, August 26, 2013
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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COMMENTARY New football era coming this fall
Aringing bell looks out at the happy, buzzing college students and alumnus who camp out on the plush grass at Memorial Stadium on those fall Saturdays.
When the temperature begins to drop in September and October, before the biting cold, after the miserable heat, all seems right on those fall Saturdays.
People cheer, people eat and people most certainly drink on game day in Lawrence. The town buzzes, as parking on Massachusetts Street may be your greatest task of the afternoon. Barbecue is on the grill, just as blue fills the hill.
Soon, Memorial Stadium begins to fill. Early in the season, the student section is a solid mass. Late in the year, it resembles a slice of swice cheese. That's how it's been the last four years on fall Saturday.
You freshman, however, have a chance to have a whole different experience. Where the student section is more likely to resemble a whole block of cheese. Of course, the results on the field will help. But on a fall Saturday in lawrence, when everything else feels so perfect, the game experience can be a part of that.
Defenders Junior Tyler Patmon and sophomore Brian Maura celebrate after forcing a safety on Kansas State during the second half of the game against Kansas State on Oct. 6 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kansas fell to Kansas State 16-56.
You freshman can go to the football games, and make fall Saturdays in Lawrence even better.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
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"It's been awesome being on set because that's my element," he said. "Especially coming from pre-production where you have to internalize and visualize everything, it's great to be able to do tangible things like move a camera or set up lights now"
WILL FRIEDERICH Co-writer and -director
Funding period
Jun 28, 2013 - Jul 28, 2013 (30 days)
Along with learning the craft of filmmaking. Friederich says the co-
McGinness says they are nearly done shooting the film and have begun the editing process, which has been the most rewarding part of production for him so far.
"A lot of the ideas behind movie saved my livelihood at one point or another, and seeing
directors have had to learn to adjust to each others differing styles.
"We both have strengths in entirely different areas and weaknesses in entirely different areas, but that's okay," he said. "He's had to teach me how to nail things out and get things done in a timely manner, and I think I've taught him a lot about visuals and things like that that are very important."
"God, Grant Me" was partially funded through Kickstarter, a fundraising website that allows people to donate to various projects, but the project only receives the money if it's predetermined goal is met by a certain deadline.
"GOD, GRANT ME"/KICKSTARTER.COM "God, Grant Me,"a film created by two Lawrence residents, is currently in production. The duo reached their fundraising goal of $4,500 on Kickstarter in July.
Project by
Jesse McGinness
& William
Froderich
Lawrence, KS
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The film met its goal in the last hour with 69 backers donating a total of $4,530. One of those backers is Michelle Leatherby, a graphic design student at the University from Fayetteville, Ark. As a photographer herself,
she said it was important to her to help fellow artists see their work come to fruition. "I think it's important as an artist to support other artists work, even if it's a completely different field," she said. "It's just nice to
be able to help other people with their projects, because I believe if I had a project they would help fund it as well. It's a real give and take in the artist community"
McGinness and Friedierich plan to finish and submit the film
in early November to various festivals, including South by Southwest. If accepted, they hope to debut it in Lawrence this spring.
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