KOMU: Salad Daze Premiere
KOMU's Emily Rau attends the premiere of Salad Daze and gives viewers a look at the story behind the event.
Be The Shoe in the Press
KOMU: Salad Daze Premiere
KOMU's Emily Rau attends the premiere of Salad Daze and gives viewers a look at the story behind the event.
The Maneater: 'Salad Daze' to premiere in Columbia
Andrea Kszystyniak interviews the creators of Salad Daze the week before their premiere.
As they strode into Kaldi's coffee shop, students Jason Goldstein and Randy Prywitch appeared to be calm, collected college juniors. They swapped small talk -- journalism school, weather patterns. But the minute their upcoming film, "Salad Daze," came up, they feverishly raved about the production -- and a little bit of spit was sprayed in the rush.
Then again, they're passionate about their craft.
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Editorial: 'Salad Daze' showcases students' hard work
In it's year-end issue, The Maneater calls Salad Daze "Best in Arts."
Not only do they work fast, but they also aren't afraid to put in a lot of effort to produce professional-looking and high-quality films.
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Anatomy of a Student Film
FilmStew.com sees American Gothic as the forerunner of a new era in film.
For a preview of how the next generation will tackle filmmaking and film promotion, look no further than American Gothic.
Here’s an opening scene for you: a young woman going down on her stepbrother as a prelude to an early life spiral. The woman is Jessica Binder (Emily Bates) and the movie is American Gothic, written and directed by University of Missouri Sophomore Randy Prywitch.
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The Missourian: Columbia's aspiring young filmmakers emerge for student film festival
Coverage of the Silver Screen Film Festival.
Prywitch wanted to utilize the fact that the festival was going to give his filmmaking a wider audience in addition to being judged by professionals, so he made sure "Claire" had his stamp on it.
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KBIA: Project Shoestring
Carolina Astrain reports on Be The Shoe's attempt to build an online distribution system for feature films. Audio below.
The Missourian: Two MU students to showcase second film
Danica Friederich of the Columbia Missourian previews Salad Daze.
COLUMBIA — "Salad Daze," a feature-length film produced by two MU students, will premiere at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts.
"Salad Daze" is the second feature film from Randy Prywitch and Jason Goldstein of Be The Shoe Productions.
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The Maneater: Student film makes its MU debut
Coverage of the American Gothic Columbia Debut.
About 160 students filed into Stotler Lounge on Friday night for a screening of "American Gothic," a full-length film written and directed by MU sophomore Randy Prywitch.
Another MU sophomore was involved with the film: Prywitch's longtime friend Jason Goldstein, who was the film's executive producer. Goldstein is also a member of the Maneater staff.
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Post Dispatch: St. Louis directors take their turn in the spotlights
Film critic Joe Williams of the Post Dispatch previews the St. Louis Filmmaker Showcase.
"Almost all of the 94 films that were submitted to us had a pristine, professional look," he said. "In the past, that might have been enough to qualify. But the talent pool has grown to the point where we can turn down a good-looking movie if it doesn't have a good story."
*Unfortunately the Post Dispatch has removed this article from their website
Move Magazine: Local filmmakers capture CoMO on camera
MU sophomore Randy Prywitch completed three projects this year, including his first full-length film American Gothic and a short film called The Girlfriend Claire, which premiered at the Department of Student Activities' Silver Screen Film Festival, held April 12. "The Girlfriend Claire" won a prize for best comedy at the festival.
"I would say that (The Girlfriend Claire) was my favorite to make above all because I got to make this project with some of my best friends," Prywitch says. "We filmed it this past March, and it took us around three days to film, and we had a blast making it."
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