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Looking for a sequel: Young filmmaker named Campus Movie Fest's 'Best Comedy' wants return trip to Hollywood
Looking for a sequel
It sounds as if Alex Perry doesn't want his first movie screened in Hollywood to be his last.
Perry's short film, "Scrabble: The Motion Picture" took Best Comedy at the grand finale of the Campus Movie Fest student film competition in California on June 13.
A 2005 Andover High School graduate, Perry made "Scrabble" with friends at Bridgewater State College over the course of one week this spring. The six-minute film took best picture at Campus Movie Fest's regional competition, advancing to the national competition as a top three film out of the competition's 75,000 participants.
The 21-year-old traveled to Hollywood on June 11 for the final competition.
"This past week was absolutely jam packed and didn't allow me much sleep at all. 'Scrabble: The Motion Picture' has brought my friends and I so far that reaching higher is an absolute necessity at this point," wrote Perry in an e-mail to the Townsman.
"We were able to wander the Paramount Pictures lot and meet various Hollywood filmmakers for workshops and discussions. Our movie was screened in the Paramount theater, where Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay had screened 'Transformers 2' the night before. For a final time in this competition, 'Scrabble' was received remarkably by the audience. I am looking forward to building on many of the new friendships that I made on the West Coast, and collaborating with the next generation of great filmmakers. When it comes to the next screenplay I write, the blank page is already being filled. Thanks to everyone who supported us."
- Bethany Bray
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
Selectmen plan to appoint their board's fifth member, to fill the seat being relinquished by Jerry Stabile Jr. - and they are already receiving plenty of interest in the job.
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The person selected will serve from October until an election in March. -
Residents vote on new school Dec. 6
Mark your calendars: a Special Town Meeting to approve plans for a new multimillion elementary school will be held Monday, Dec. 6.
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Selectmen approved the date on Monday, Aug. 23, giving residents the chance to add items to the meeting warrant between Sept. 20 and Oct. 22. -
STATE PRIMARY: Senate candidates show much agreement on sales tax issue
Tax policy
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The Townsman asked each of the candidates for the state senate seat representing Andover the following questions about the Massachusetts sales tax:
Do you support an annual tax-free weekend? - STATE PRIMARY: Sales tax views from Republicans, Democrats who want to be 17th Essex's new representative
- STATE PRIMARY: 18th Essex State Rep. candidates on sales tax
- TV show on town centers features Andover
- State senate, rep. candidates to appear at League forum Aug. 30
- Town Talk: Booted resident back at meetings, other items of note
- Drive-up food drive: Speedy, easy way you can fight hunger
- Community development account upped by $25K
- Andover Stories: History of historical society's home
- Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Next stop for Andover riders: Groceries
- Dates targeted for townwide votes on new school project
- BACK TO SCHOOL: New leader, new plan arrive together
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Sushi, smoothies replace greasier school food, snacks of yesteryear
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Town completing $650,000 DMS auditorium makeover
- BACK TO SCHOOL: School Committee, teachers union have met over summer
- Change for your budget follow-up
- Town Talk: Brief items worth mentioning
- Some residents still ignoring requests to update water meters
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
