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SPC Digital Media Lounge Revamp + WAVE Club Fall 2022 Kickoff Meeting!

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The SPC Digital Media Lounge has a number of great resources for students - relax, work, or collaborate!
Our Digital Media Lounge received some fresh updates!

A lot of exciting changes have happened within SPC’s Digital Media Department, starting with a revamp of the student Digital Media Lounge. Enjoy some quiet solitude, get some work done, or read a comic book (we have a spinner rack!) between classes. The Digital Media Lounge is a perfect place to collaborate with your design student peers. All students are welcome!

The SPC Digital Media Lab has undergone a makeover, with movie posters adorning the walls and a new audio recording booth.
A wider view of the Digital Media Lounge!
Surface Studio Pro and iMac machines are available for students to use in the Digital Media Lounge.
Surface Studios and Mac desktops are ready for use. In the back, you’ll see a comic book spinner rack. Read a comic, take a comic, or donate a comic!
A small television display highlights important announcements and events for Digital Media students.
Digital Media announcements and events are now in rotation, thanks to a small display in the lab.

Next to the Lounge is a brand new sound-proof Audio Recording booth, perfect for recording foley sounds, podcasts, or anything audio related. If you’ve been meaning to explore audio, this is your chance to give it a try!

SPC Seminole Campus hosts an Audio Recording studio for students and faculty to use.
SPC Seminole hosts its own Audio Recording booth, perfect for recording podcasts, etc.
The ON AIR sign illuminates to indicate recording is in session within the SPC Digital Media Audio Recording Booth.
When the light’s on, the fun begins!
Jacob Lewis sets up a shot for a video recording session in the audio booth.
Jacob Lewis sets up a shot for a video recording session in the audio booth.
Jacob Lewis (l) and Frank Groff (r) prepare to use the glide cam to record an upcoming video shoot in the audio recording booth.
Jacob Lewis (l) and Frank Groff (r) prepare to use the glide cam to record an upcoming video shoot in the audio recording booth.

WAVE club is back, and our first meeting of Fall 2022 was a rousing success! 14 students were in attendance. Professors Ed Gonzalez and Krishna Sadasivam talked about the club’s overall goals and students had the opportunity to introduce themselves and learn more about the benefits of being a member in SPC’s Digital Media WAVE club. WAVE club meets every other Wednesday at 2PM in UP-327. It’s open to both students, stafff and faculty – you don’t have to be in digital media to join!

Our First WAVE Club meeting of Fall 2022 was a success.
Students and faculty were present at the inaugural Fall 2022 WAVE Club meeting.
Our First WAVE Club meeting of Fall 2022 was a success.
Students and faculty were present at the inaugural Fall 2022 WAVE Club meeting.
Our First WAVE Club meeting of Fall 2022 was a success.
Students and faculty were present at the inaugural Fall 2022 WAVE Club meeting.

SPC FAMA Awards 2022: That’s a Wrap!

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The 2022 FAMA (Fine Arts and Media Awards) Show took place inside the Digitorium at Seminole Campus in the UP Building on Tuesday, April 12th. Kicking off this prestigious awards ceremony, which honored both Pinellas County High School art students and SPC Digital Media students, was a musical performance by members of the MIRA R&B Ensemble. Members of the R&B Ensemble included Raelin Anderson, Ayrias Pedigo, Charlie Clark, Dakota Fisher, Braden Guillory, Meredith Hall, Justice Case, Robert Kilpatrick, Louis Brumm, Alex Malkovich, Chris Morgan, Owen Clark, Paris Carr, Andrew Rios, Rebecca Salomon, and Robert Nakonechnyj.

The Digitorium Stage with the Digital Media logo serving as a backdrop on the displays behind the podium.
The Digitorium stage!
Three students from the SPC Music Department, with two vocalists and one keyboardist, perform an R & B number.
The MIRA R&B Ensemble turned in an outstanding performance at FAMA 2022.

Finalists and winners were selected by a juried panel in several media categories, including Painting, Animation, Video Production, Graphic Design, Photography, Printmaking, Music Composition and Typography. Below are some photos taken at the event.

Dean Barbara Hubbard announces Animation winner Mia Spataro.
Dean Barbara Hubbard announces Animation winner Mia Spataro.
Jonathan Ogle announces Abby Knauff as winner for the category of Painting. The winning image by Abby Knauff is displayed behind Jonathan Ogle, who is at the podium.
Jonathan Ogle announces Abby Knauff as winner for the category of Painting.
Isabella Calderon approaches the podium, while Jonathan Barnes gets ready to congratulate her.
Jonathan Barnes announces Isabella Calderon as the winner for Digital Printmaking (High School).
Mia Spataro wins best of show while Dean Hubbard congratulates her.
Mia Spataro wins Best of Show for FAMA 2022!

Finalists for each category are listed below. Congratulations to all finalists and winners!

Animation:
Mia Spataro
Brandon Hernandez
Riley Bjorge

Ceramics:
Bobby Davis
Jim Harper
Diana Reichert

Drawing Painting College:
Kristina Woodle
Abby Knauff
Pamela Timm

Drawing Painting HS:
Veronica Kube
Daria Green

Graphic Design College:
Kevin Pina
Karina Policy
Nike Harris

Graphic Design HS:
Savanna Thompson
Madeline Johnston
Brianne Grolley

Music Composition:
Zoe Greigo
Matthew Morris
Bushra Rahman

Photography:
Emilia Jalowiec
Marissa Baney
Angel Gonzalez

Printmaking College:
Claire Thompson
Ava Nguyen
Sabrina Marcano

Printmaking HS:
Piper Keleske
Cassidy Millhouse
Isabella Calderon

Typography:
Mario Ferrera
Holly Vigue
Karina Policy

Video Production:
Olivia Platt
Emilie Bourgeois
Isabella Dreyer

Video Production HS:
Trevor Anderson
Matthew Ross

Onward to FAMA 2023!