UC Celebrates the Broadcast Premiere of the Student-Produced 'Gold Rush Expedition Race' Film Series with a MainStreet Cinema Viewing Party on Oct. 16
The University of Cincinnati's student-produced
Gold Rush Expedition Race
documentary film series will be coming to television sets nationwide this fall courtesy of a new broadcast agreement with
Universal Sports Network
. This week, the cable network will air the first of three installments of the action-packed documentary series with the premiere of the 2012
Gold Rush Expedition Race
film.
To celebrate the occasion, UC will host a viewing party from 5:30 to 8 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 16, in the MainStreet Cinema of the Tangeman University Center. This screening is free and open to the general public.
The Gold Rush Expedition Race documentary films chronicle one of the foremost expedition races in the world. Each 90-minute documentary features an international field of 50 elite athletes tackling a grueling 275-mile course through the California wilderness as they test their mental and physical limits in the toughest competition in North America. Over the course of four days, teams face merciless heat and sleepless nights while trekking, mountain biking, climbing and kayaking amidst the beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The race is part of the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) and the winning team receives an entry into the ARWS World Championship.
Each film has been produced by a team of UC students hailing from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), and the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences.
Working under the guidance of professional television director/producer and CCM Electronic Media (E-Media) alumnus Brian J. Leitten (BFA, 2001) and E-Media Professor Kevin Burke, these students shot, edited, scripted and produced the film on location in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Both Leitten and Burke advise the project and provide professional guidance and feedback to the students during all phases of the documentary's development.
All broadcast times Eastern and subject to change. Learn more about the Universal Sports Network by visiting http://universalsports.com.
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