Students found out what “LSU is” at the Univeristy of Kentucky men’s basketball game Saturday. University alumna Leah Stevens and graphic design sophomore Elizabeth Scott won the Forever LSU Student Video Content with their video “LSU is … Forever.”Students voted for their favorite video by logging onto PAWS and picking from the three finalist’s videos — the winning video, “Fightin’ Tiger Rap,” by Caitlin Cleveland and “Forever and Ever and Ever Rap” by Mac Alsfeld, Brandon Hicks and Jay Grisoli.The contest rules required videos to encourage donations to Forever LSU and the ways students can donate to the campaign.Stevens said the idea for the “LSU is … Forever” entry developed from a video she made as a youth director and adapted for the University.In November, students and a panel of judges composed of faculty and staff narrowed down seven video submissions to three finalists for the competition.The three groups worked with Emmy award-winning alumnus Robert Zimmerman to re-edit their videos.”He made it become a reality,” Scott said. “He helped with transitions and to make more live action shots.”Zimmerman contacted finalists through e-mails and phone calls and flew in from Nashville, Tenn., to meet them, according to finalist Cleveland.”He was always very encouraging,” Cleveland said. “I never felt silly talking to him.”For their first draft, Scott and Stevens said they approached students in the Quad to hold and toss the LSU-themed cards used in their video.The final draft featured their friends as cardholders since shooting each scene could take from 30 to 40 minutes, Scott said.The grand prize for the competition was a MacBook-Pro laptop and an all-access parking pass on campus. Each finalist also received an iPod Touch for ranking in the top three groups.
Forever LSU Student Video Contest winner anounced
February 8, 2010