Dueling Tees-old: 2008-06-22

I Use This For DT!

This is the better version (it's HD!) of the camera used to take videos you see on this site from Alumni Weekend 2007 and Homecoming 2007 weekend.

What's great about the Flip Video Camera? Click to show +/-

--it's easy to use
--it fits into your pocket
--it takes great video
--it's cheap for a good, portable video camera
--it has a USB port that pops up that plugs right into your computer
--at the push of a button you can easily upload videos to your computer and publish directly to sites like youtube.
--this camera now stores 120 minutes!

Gift Ideas:
--I got this camera for my cousin after she graduated from high school. I thought it would be great in college... and as I see on her facebook profile, she's certainly using it everywhere.
--my sister had a baby and since I live 2000 miles away, she and my brother-in-law video my niece and send me the videos weekly.

Click here to get the Flip Video Camcorder (120 Minutes)

Submitting News + DT Updates

The Scoop...+/-

1) Submitting News:
Are you a Penn Alum with something to promote? Post it on the DT Boards or Calendar! ...Or send me the answers to THESE questions to be considered for a featured post.

2) Alumni & Undergrad Advice: Why We Chose UPenn

3) Some of my DT Video Favorites HERE

4) Video playlists are now featured in the dropdown menus in the blue strip above

5) How DT can advance your Entertainment career!

6) Our Video page interface has been cleaned up! Check it out HERE!

7) New Related Posts feature at bottom of each post

8) Transformers 2 Photos and Videos Shot at Penn!

July Will be Sizzling on DT!

Friday, June 27, 2008

She's a Sexologist on TV!He's a Model and an Entrepreneur!My New July contest!Exclusive Alumni Weekend 2008 videos! (see who was there!)Exclusive Graduation 2008 Videos More student filmsPenn keeps on getting greener and greenerMore Alumni producing...

He's Producing A Big Apology Film

He's got an upcoming Jessica Biel film in the works, as well as a film based on a girl who interns for a famous teen starlet.Now Neil Parris (C’01) will be executive producing "Apologize, Apologize" a comedy drama based on Elizabeth Kelly's book about...

His Movie Is The One To See This Weekend

Bullets that can bend around a corner. Non-stop action. Cool special effects. Clever, creative scenes. Funny dialogue. And of course, Angelina Jolie.These were all of the things that still have me thinking about the Producers Guild screening of...

The Secret (Filmmaker) Lives of Penn Dentists

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Do they want to be dentists or do they want to be filmmakers?Check out this FANTASTIC video put out by some Penn dental students which is packed with action and special effects. It's like Star Wars meets The Matrix, maybe meets The Power Rangers.Look...

Flipping Out: This Penn Alumnus Doesn't Know What He's In For

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

I was pleasantly surprised to see Chris Keslar (C'99) featured on the Bravo show Flipping Out.In an effort to transition from the entertainment industry (producer and casting director) to the real estate/interior design industry, Chris is doing an "apprenticeship"...

Penn Alumnus Melissa Rivers Wins Big on Celebrity Family Feud!

Last night, did you see Penn alumnus (and Tabard Founder) Melissa Rivers win $50,000 on Celebrity Family Feud for the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity?As you may know, Melissa and her mother Joan Rivers are often featured as co-hosts for tons of awards...

Transformers 2 Filmed at Penn, Yet Set at Princeton?!! ...More Than Meets The Eye?

Photo credit: Patrick Wolff ('09)I just read from blogger "lopezdash", that there's a rumor spreading across Penn that although the second Transformers movie filmed at Penn, the actual film will be set at Princeton!Students are um, upset(!) and have...

Penn Loses a Campus Legend in Bruce "Monty" Montgomery

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

With sad news, I report the passing of Penn Glee Club's former director Bruce "Monty" Montgomery.While I had few interactions with Monty during my years at Penn, he always seemed to embody the spirit of Penn.Click here to read the obituary that came...

TV Writer and Animator Alumni Team Up for Comedy Central Series

Monday, June 23, 2008

(l to r): Ryan Levin (CAS, '98) & Nye Warburton (C'97)And here's another example of alumni who knew each other at Penn and continued working together to create some great projects...Ryan Levin (C '98, Without a Net, Theater Arts, Penn Players) and...

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-Steve Gottlieb (C'04)

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