UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Thursday, September 19, 1996
Students shoot a downtown show
Emily's Ghost crew encounters problems during production
By Jeff Ruby
Kansan staff writer
Geoff Krieger/KANSAN
It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars an hour to shut down a city block in New York City to film a movie on location. Making a movie in Lawrence is no logistic cakewalk either, a local film crew has learned.
Chris Lawing, Wichita junior (left) listens to J.B. Letchinger, Chicago senior talk about the next shot while Michelle Krecyk, Wichita senior, looks through a camera. Lawing wrote and is directing a film, Emily's Ghost, that is being shot in downtown Lawrence.
About 20 people, led by director and KU film student Chris Lawing, are filming a feature-length movie based on Lawing's 90-page screenplay, Emily's Ghost, in downtown Lawrence.
The film focuses on John, a recovering heroin addict. He meets Laura, the older sister of his deceased best friend, Emily Laura and John struggle to come to terms with Emily's suicide.
The film's production budget is $10,000, most of which came from Lawn's nocket.
Lawing, Wichita junior, said the filming had been saddled with problems, such as the cameraman and the producer unexpectedly running off to Las Vegas together. Then, after completing production in 23 days of filming this summer, Lawing realized he and his crew had to begin again.
"We had a camera problem," Lawing said. "The pin registration, which is what moves the glove, got out of whack, and one out of every 24 frames would jerk. It was unforgivable. At first we were just going to reshoot the portions that didn't work. But we decided to start over."
The main role, played by KU graduate Amanda Bauman, had to be recast because Baumans-sched-
ule no longer would allow her to commit to the intense schedule the film demanded. Cinnamon Schultz, another KU graduate, replaced Bauman.
Schultz, another Wichita senior, plays the film's male lead. He described Emily's Ghost as a drama with a message.
with a message:
"There are no fight scenes, no explosions, no chase scenes, no sex," he said. "It's just two people dealing with real issues and real life."
Student crew members struggled to combine film work with school work. But for Lori McCann, Overland Park senior, working on the film is school. She gets credit from the film department for working as
grip. The hands-on training is more valuable than any lecture, she said.
"It looks better than a film degree from KU on a resume," she said. "I learned more on the first day on the set that I've ever learned in a classroom."
The film's sound editor, Karsany City, Mo., resident Chris McAdoo, said everyone had pitched in.
"It's not so much worrying about what everyone's title is as much as simply getting things done," he said. "On other films, people are concerned with 'what I don't do.'"
Lawing said he anticipated filming would be completed at the end of September.
Freshman flier frenzy around Wescoe Beach ends with elections
By Cameron Heeg Kansan staff writer
One being: "Are you a freshman?"
There are always annoying questions students just can't escape at the University of Kansas.
Students disturbed by that question can relax. Freshmen campaigning for spots on the Board of Class Officers ended at 3 p.m.yesterday. Voting ended at 3:30 p.m.
"It doesn't bug me that they ask if I am a freshman," said Scott Burcenaill, Keansburg N.J., senior. "It bugs me when there is one of them every 20 yards. All I want to do is get to class."
Peter Karel, Overland Park freshman and freshman class president candidate, knew his campaigning annoyed people
who were twice asked in
ring. But, he said, handing out
fliers was the best way to
reach people.
Election rules state that campaigners can't post political fliers on signs or the outside of campus buildings. They can post information only in approved areas of residence and scholarship halls.
Understanding that the people handing out fliers were only doing their job was how Hannah Collette, Lee's Summit, Mo., junior, tried to approach.
"It is good that they are out here trying to do something for the school," Collette said.
Even though freshman class officers cannot sit on advisory boards, they do get the freshman class excited about campus events, said Fred Coulson, president of the
board.
"The campaigning is hard, but the freshmen need to get their name and message to others," Coulson said. "They have always been important in supporting their class and the rest of the BOCO staff."
The board sponsors events such as the homecoming parade and Day on the Hill. Campaigning and elections for next year's sophomore, junior and senior class officers will be held in late April.
Freshman Board of Class Officers election winners
Vice president: Jonathan Alt. Chicago
President: Mark Fleske, Pawnee Rock
Treasurer: Tiffany Seem-
tainer, Kansas City, Kan.
Secretary: Margaret Nelson,
Wichita
Finance committee rejects request by African dance group Bill violated Senate regulations
By Spencer Duncan
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas Student Senate finance committee cut more than $2,000 from a bill last night that did not conform to Senate rules and regulations.
Satellite rules and regulations
Members of the African NKWA Dance group asked the committee to approve a $3,620 bill to finance the group. Of the money, $2,821 would have paid for a performance at the Lied Center on Oct. 5 and 6. However, the bill was ruled void by Kelly Huffman, finance committee chairman.
According to Senate regulation 7.2.5.2, a group must request funding 10 days before the event is held. The bill, if passed by the committee, would not have reached the full Senate until next Wednesday, nine days before the event.
Wednesday, June 27th, Rachel Schwartz, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, sponsored the bill. She told the committee the group deserved financing.
"This is a new group trying to bring the culture of Nigerian dance to KL!" Schwartz said. "This group should have our support."
A motion by Ann Marchand, finance committee member, to suspend rules and regulations that would have allowed the financing to stand was introduced, but it failed.
Members of the group said they were not certain whether they could state the performance without the money.
The bill was amended for the group to receive $799 to keep them active. The amended bill will go to full Senate on Wednesday.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 10:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and 3 a.m. Sept. 8 from a car in Lot 11,1 west of Gertrude Sellands Pearson-Corbin Hall, KU police said. The permit was valued at $50.
A KU student's wallet, cash, identification and credit card were stolen between 4 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday from a home in the 1300 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence
police said. The items were valued at $55.
A KU student's car window was damaged and radar detector was stolen between
3:45 and 4:10 a.m. Monday in the 3900 block of Overland Drive, Lawrence police reported. The items were valued at $520.
A KU student's bike rack was stolen between 12:30 and 11 a.m. Sept. 5 from the alley in the 1300 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The rack was valued at $97.
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