ECU university studies major wins top award in Campus Movie Fest competition
Nathaniel Reid, a senior university studies major, won a top award in ECU’s Campus Movie Fest contest. (Contributed photo)
East Carolina University senior Nathaniel Reid, a university studies major, has won the Campus Movie Fest best video award in the Hurricane Florence category. This category, sponsored by ECU’s Water Resources Center and the Natural Resources and Environment Cluster, included a $500 prize.
“This was my first time doing Campus Movie Fest, and I am truly honored to have received an award and prize. Prior to the event, I had taken a film survey and two video art courses, so that helped me convey a clear perspective on how I wanted to show my film to the audience,” Reid said.
Reid, a first-generation college student, is minoring in art and merging animation with sociology into a degree through the university studies program. Reid enjoys working in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Maya, Adobe Illustrator and Unity.
“I want to say thank you to both the volunteers and the American Red Cross for allowing me their time to make my film a success,” Reid said.
Reid’s extracurricular activities include acting as secretary of ECU’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance group, also known as SAGA; serving as a member of the ECU animation/interactive design guild; and assisting as a volunteer leader with the Pitt County All-Stars 4-H Club.
“I would like to see more students getting involved in this kind of activity, and I also think it is a great example of a different way of reaching out to the community beyond research,” said Dr. Stephen Moysey, director of the ECU Water Resources Center.
-by Lacey L Gray, University Communications