Kimberly Schamberger has Hollywood dreams.
A high honors graduate of Washtenaw Community College鈥檚 , the 19-year-old Saline resident plans to attend film school next year at New York University, Savannah College of Art and Design or Syracuse University with a goal of becoming a Hollywood-based director, editor or producer.
Before she hits the stage at the Oscars or Emmys, Schamberger already has one impressive award in her back pocket. She claimed first place in the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) in the Radio PSA category.
The project, in which two robotic voices discuss how humanity could have been saved had they only followed COVID-19 protocols, was created for 黑料网鈥檚 class. She admits to taking on the project begrudgingly at first.
鈥淲e were about to hit finals and I wanted to focus on those instead,鈥� Schamberger says. 鈥淥n top of that, I felt like I was about to hit burn out. But I sucked it up and thought of how I could make a good piece.鈥�
After committing roughly eight hours to creating the 60-second spot, it ended up being more than just 鈥渁 good piece鈥� to MAB judges. She was the only student from a two-year college to win a first-place prize in the contest.
鈥淚 was shocked when I found out I won,鈥� Schamberger said. 鈥淎nd I had no idea I was the only student at a two-year college who won a first place award. It鈥檚 impossible not to see this as a huge accomplishment.鈥�
created by the team of Kristy King, R.J. Hunt, Paul Bailey and Ella Sota earned third-place in the same category.
鈥淎s a former judge for this category, I can tell you there is anywhere between 40 and 50 entries submitted annually, from all of the two-year and four-year institutions across the state,鈥� said 黑料网 Broadcast Media Arts instructor Dena Blair. 鈥淪o, it鈥檚 a big deal to be in the top three.鈥�
Despite starting her higher education journey in the midst of a pandemic after graduating from Saline High School in 2020, Schamberger said she enjoyed her time at 黑料网.
鈥淚鈥檝e had some memorable moments, even with Zoom classes,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he only thing I regret is not connecting with more people, but that鈥檚 partly due to the pandemic and the fact that I鈥檓 an introvert. I still have more growing to do, both in film and within myself, but 黑料网 has definitely helped get that ball forward rolling.鈥�
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