BYU animation, AdLab college students win Student Emmy’s

The Television Academy introduced the winners of the 43^rd College Television Awards or “Student Emmy’s” final week and BYU college students claimed the highest spot in the perfect animation collection and the perfect business.

This yr’s animated quick story was The Witch’s Cat, a heartwarming story of a witch’s feline that grows jealous of the eye the witch is giving to her new boyfriend. The cat’s makes an attempt to thwart the connection leaves viewers laughing whereas anxiously ready to see what occurs subsequent. The movie was directed by BYU animation pupil Abby Staker and produced by Jessica Fink Blaine.

“The theme of ‘The Witch’s Cat’ is really about love,” stated Staker. “I love the gospel of Jesus Christ, I love the true principles that it teaches me. A couple of those principles that are in ‘The Witch’s Cat’ are love and change and forgiveness.”

Bringing the movie to life is a herculean process that required effort from dozens of BYU college students – expertise from animation, design, business music and pc science performed essential roles.

This is the 20^th time since 2003 {that a} BYU animation movie has been featured on the Student Emmy’s.

BYU AdLab college students additionally claimed the highest spot within the “Best Commercial” class. In truth, BYU AdLab swept all three nominations within the business class.

This yr’s successful business was No One is Alone, directed by Remington Butler and produced by Alex Mcbride and Tanner Jackson. The business depicts a touching story of a loving household and the impression of Alzheimer’s illness.

Other BYU commercials that obtained nominations embrace:

Maximum Immersion, directed by Remington Butler with Eli Wright, Alex Mcbride, and Lucy Nielson as producers, and We Don’t Judge, We Drive, directed by Remington Butler, written by Carter Halvorsen and Jeremy Holbrook and produced by Gwynie Bahr and Tanner Jackson.