deadCenter University Youth Camp at Oklahoma City Community College
deadCenter University Youth Camp at Oklahoma City Community College was held June 3-6, 2024, in conjunction with the deadCenter Film Festival, it was an exclusive learning experience for students from around the state. deadCenter Director of Education + Outreach Victor Caballero and Sean Lynch, Professor of Digital Cinema Production at OCCC’s Top 25 Film School, teamed up with guest instructors to give students a hands-on, immersive opportunity to be part of a film crew. One Youth Camp student wrote the script, “Lost and Found” before deadCenter University began. Over four days, students worked on crew positions which included lighting, visual effects, sound design, cinematography, how to run a set, and more. Their collaboration resulted in completing their narrative short film, which screened to an audience of family, friends, and pass-holders at the 24th Annual deadCenter Film Festival.
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Lost and Found
This story follows Ivy, a high school student who is homeless. She copes by scavenging items from the lost and found at school. Despite her circumstances, Ivy dreams of a career in music and hopes to keep her secret from her classmates.
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DEADCENTER UNIVERSITY GIVES YOUTH, TEACHERS FILMMAKING TOOLS
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DEADCENTER UNIVERSITY YOUTH CAMP INSPIRES NEXT GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS AT OCCC
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Sean Lynch, Professor of Digital Cinema Production at Oklahoma City Community College, will lead selected students to create a completed short film, from pre-production to post-production.
Sean has written and produced two feature length films: “Unsolved,” a thriller co-written and directed by Lance McDaniel, and “Just Crazy Enough,” starring Chris Kattan. Sean worked as the production designer on the feature documentary “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” served as the property master on seven feature films, including “Pearl,” the first film made by the Chickasaw Nation. Overall, Sean has over twenty five film credits, most recently working as the key gaffer and instructor of record for the Francis Ford Coppola live cinema event, Distant Vision. Sean is also Professor of Digital Cinema at Oklahoma City Community College, where he manages over a million dollars in digital filmmaking equipment and teaches six courses.
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Victor Caballero is an award-winning producer and director of independent films. His latest film, “Seeker,” has won Best Thriller and Best Directing awards at regional film festivals.
One of Victor’s passions is teaching students the art of cinema. Since 2017, he has provided hands-on filmmaking experience through the OKCine Latino Film Institute, where each student has the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and tools needed to become filmmakers. Since taking the lead in deadCenter’s education programming in August 2023, Victor has brought dC’s Statewide Education Tour to more than 14,000 students, giving them an introduction to filmmaking and a workforce development experience tol help them gauge their interest in a film career.
Jóvenes Latinos Emprendedores Profesionales recently named Victor to its list of 20 Under 40 young Latino Entrepreneurs and Professionals, and he will receive the Bare Bones International Film Festival’s Trailblazer Award in early May.
