It was a night to celebrate as four media production teams from the Department of Communication Studies were nominated in various categories for their work at the 2023 Upper Midwest Emmy® Student Production Awards. Nominating students and categories were Peter Kraakevik '23, Non-Fiction producer for “gooder: DALL-E,” Carter Nelson and Amira Graf, Commercial producers for “Lucky Shots Pickleball Club Promo,” Mild Du '25 and Glasha Hovey '24, Commercial Producers for “Bethel University Men's Hockey Intro: 2022-23” and Ellie McLaughlin '24, Commercial Producer for “Carmen's Flower Shop Promo.”
Kraakevik's project focused on his YouTube channel called “gooder” which it focuses on understanding and doing things “better”. “I like to know a lot about a lot of things and so this channel is an excuse to do that and bring the audience along for the ride,” says Kraakevik. His first video was about his AI-generated art and learning model, Dall-E.
Nelson and Graf's project was created for Lucky Shots, a Pickleball club based in Minneapolis. “doplaying a promotional video for a recreational sports club gave me a chance to learn more about the technical skills behind creative knowledge,” He says. Nelson is also placed third in the Sports Promotional Video/Teaser/PSA category of the 2022 Broadcast Education Association Student Awards.
Du and Hovey's work was created to celebrate progress of the Bethel Royals men's hockey team, showing how the players move on the ice. Du was responsible for creating the video effects and ensuring that each shot was perfectly synchronized with the background music and sound. The duo won the award for best college commercial and were also named first runner up in the 2023 BEA Student Awards for the same category.
