Department of Visualization graduate student Lauren Simpson needs your vote!
A music video she directed featuring Motion City Soundtrack singing “It Had to be You” is a finalist in the Best Video category in mtvU’s Woodie Awards 2008.
To vote for and view Simpson’s video, visit woodies.mtvu.com. Voting closes Nov. 7.
Simpson was chosen to direct the video in 2007 after winning a nationwide contest sponsored by mtvU. She said she entered the contest on a whim and was thrilled and surprised she won.
Simpson and fellow visualization sciences students Igor Kraguljac and Michael Losure were flown to Minnesota and had just a few days to scout a location and shoot the live-action portions of the video. They worked in a state-of-the-art-studio with a professional crew and had a $10,000 budget from mtvU to spend on the production.
“It Had to be You” is competing against videos featuring Gnarls Barkley, Erykah Badu, Vampire Weekend and Adele.
See related story, "Visualization student wins mtvU's contest, gets to make music video" in summer 2008 archone. newsletter: Spring 2008
