On the first of November, 2007, IAR held its Audio For Picture (AFP) Awards Festival, open to students in their last quarter at IAR, when they have the Audio Post Production class. Entrants selected a segment of video and took out the original audio. They then had to replace the audio with original work including music, sound FX, foley, and dialog. Participating students collaborated on projects and worked as teams to add character voices and share ideas. Final submissions were judged, screened, and awarded at the event. Pizza, popcorn, and beverages greeted the spectators as they entered the room. Every seat was filled, and every bit of standing room was taken, with students and faculty spilling out into the hallway.

The projects were classified into three areas, based on length: Short Format, Medium Format, and Long Format. The video segments the students chose were incredibly diverse and ranged from popular current movies such as 300 and Blood Diamond to unexpected movies such as Big Trouble in Little China and Kung Fu Hustle. Also used were the animated movie Street Fighter, a Sony Playstation television commercial, and a parody of the A-Team television show with IAR instructors in the lead roles.

The entertaining event was a perfect ‘send-off’ to those students who had just graduated IAR the day prior. Staff member Nell Gwynn, who hosts the AFP events, announced the winners and remarked, “In the single year we’ve been hosting this event, the quality has skyrocketed.”

Click here to see the list of winners.