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Roadrunners Rise

Entrant Company

Blue Chalk Media

Category

Video / School / Universities

Client's Name

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Country / Region

United States

Experience Level

Agency

Blue Chalk collaborated with Metropolitan State University of Denver to create a five-minute video launching the University’s Roadrunners Rise fundraising campaign. The short film honors the spirit of the ‘roadrunner’ across more than six decades, and looks ahead to MSU Denver’s bright future.
The piece featured inspired students, faculty, and alumni across campus, at home, and in the community. Each frame thoughtfully captures the roadrunner’s enduring spirit while set to the spoken word performance of Colorado’s 9th Poet Laureate and MSU Denver alumnus, Bobby LeFrebre.

Credits

Director / Executive Producer / Writer - Blue Chalk Media
Jesse Crowell
Producer - Blue Chalk Media - Blue Chalk Media
Mariel Rodriguez-McGill
Director of Photography
Will Gardner
Assistant Camera
George Knowles
Sound Mixer
Emett Casey
Production Assistant
Aaliah Hartley
Editor - Blue Chalk Media
Caroline Weaver
Art Director & Designer - Blue Chalk Media
Miró Merrill
Motion Graphics Designer - Blue Chalk Media
Conner Lee
Associate Editor - Blue Chalk Media
Natalie Eng
Archival Photographer - Blue Chalk Media
Kenzie Bruce
Head of Production - Blue Chalk Media
Amy Polansky
Post-Production Manager - Blue Chalk Media
Mariko Fujinaka
Production Manager - Blue Chalk Media
Jessica Stewart
Writer
Bobby LeFebre
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