Cellphone film contest inspires small thinking

Iria · Dec 23, 2005, 04:10 AM

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Bigger houses, bigger cars, bigger portions at the local fast food joint. In America, the guiding maxim is to think big. Really big.

An Ithaca College dean is encouraging students to instead think small. And she's offering a $5,000 prize to do it.

The school has invited high school and college students across America to submit a 30-second movie shot entirely with a cellphone.

It may come off like a gimmick, but Dean Dianne Lynch has no doubts about the contest's academic value.

In today's media marketplace — where cellphones can take pictures, play music and games and connect to websites — it's all about thinking small and mobile.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Cellphone film contest inspires small thinking ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Bigger houses, bigger cars, bigger portions at the local fast food joint. In America, the guiding maxim is to think big. Really big. An Ithaca College dean is encouraging students to instead think small. And she's offering a $5,000 prize to do it. The school has invited high school and college students across America to submit a 30-second movie shot entirely with a cellphone. It may come off like a gimmick, but Dean Dianne Lynch has no doubts about the contest's academic value. In today's media marketplace — where cellphones can take pictures, play music and games and connect to websites — it's all about thinking small and mobile. ___________ Read More / Source: USA Today