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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

EPISODE 302: EXPERIMENTS IN ADAPTATION


"Seaside"

Airs June 10 at 9:00 PM and June 17 at 5:00 PM
Featuring “Seaside,” with producer Kendall Wilcox and director Caroline Prohosky speaking with TMA advisor Tom Lefler, and “Garden of Hesperides,” with director Brandon Dayton, speaking with TMA faculty Jeff Parkin. Also featuring faculty host Rodger Sorensen.

BYU Dance Faculty member Caroline Prohosky and TMA student Kendall Wilcox joined together in hopes of telling a story that would meld the art of modern dance with film in "Seaside." Through their collaboration, the symbolic storytelling nature of modern dance is expressed through carefully conceived cinematic tools such as lighting, cinematography, and music. Ultimately, each complements the other well in this unique cross-disciplinary film. In this episode, Caroline and Kendall discuss their work, as well as some challenges they encountered along the way.

Behind the scenes on "Garden of Hesperides"

"Garden of Hesperides" is a film adaptation of the C.S. Lewis short story "Forms of Things Unknown." Brandon Dayton, the director, made this striking film with a small crew and Super 8 camera in Goblin Valley during a rush of extra-curricular creativity early in his BYU career. In his discussion with TMA faculty member Jeff Parkin, he shares with us the excitement of tackling an ambitious adaptation project, as well as the challenges faced while working with limited resources.

MORE ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS:


Brandon Dayton learned early on that he loved to draw and tell stories. Throughout his schooling, he experimented with comics, animation and film to the detriment of his GPA. While at studying at BYU he made four short films, snuck into as many illustration classes as possible and eventually graduated with a degree in Theatre & Media Arts.


Since graduation, he has worked as a writer, animator, illustrator, storyboard artist, and Christmas-light hanger. He currently works at EA Salt Lake as a concept artist, and is nearing production on his first mini-comic, Green Monk. He hopes to someday return to filmmaking.


He lives in West Jordan, UT with his wife, Annie and daughter, Lucy.


You can follow Brandon's work on his blog: www.mbdayton.blogspot.com

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