FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

23 APRIL 2014

 

 

 

 

SMALL HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION TEAM GETS SPONSORED BY ADOREA RECORDING STUDIO FOR THE 2014 CONNECTICUT STUDENT INNOVATION EXPO ESUMS’ Royal Trash Productions, is challenged to create an all original documentary on 'Responsible Design' for the upcoming Connecticut Student Innovation Exposition.

 

New Haven, CT-- Four high school students, Tara Minaee, Elliot Rivera, Nicole Rivera & Anna Mohd-Khairi, from the Engineering and Science University Magnet School (ESUMS), are working together as Royal Trash Productions, to show how the South Windsor company, Telefunken Elektroakustik, embodies the theme of ‘Responsible Design’. Through countless hours of planning, they were able to script, develop interview questions, film, and edit a five minute engaging short film for the Connecticut Student Innovation Expo on May 17. This small developing high school production team gains attraction from Adorea Recording Studio (a recording studio located in Hamden, Connecticut) as well as Telefunken Elektroakustik as sponsors for their film project.

 

“The Sound of Preservation” Essentially, Royal Trash chose to inform their viewers that Telefunken uses responsible design by preserving the invention of the ELA M251. This company makes its microphones by hand, which ensures top quality sound and construction longevity. Here, quality over quantity is favored.

 

The five minute documentary titled “The Sound of Preservation,” opens with giving a brief history of how Telefunken Elektroakustik came to be. Fast forwarding to the 21st century, Royal Trash highlights the impact Telefunken made on the audio industry, ranging from the biggest celebrities to home artists on YouTube. The audio community realized that no other microphone can compare to the quality that Telefunken produces. The Wall Street Journal claims that Telefunken proves to be the “best overall [audio] investment of the 21st century.” In the year of 2000, Toni Fishman bought the rights to Telefunken German brand and opened his own his own lab named Telefunken Elektroakustik in South Windsor, Connecticut. After purchasing the original ELA M251, Mr. Fishman realized that the polar pattern switch was no longer functional. He then set out to reverse engineer and reproduce the original technology of this microphone to bring back the ELA M251 microphone to the present generation. This is where responsible design takes place.

 

Royal Trash used equipment such as Nikon D-SLR cameras, a Canon camcorder, tripods, monopods, recorders, LED lights, and reflectors. These students also edited in Final Cut Pro, and created 3D animations in Blender to enhance their engaging five minute documentary.

 

Telefunken Elektroakustik, the subject of their project, was able to supervise the production team’s audio recording. The pristine recording using Telefunken microphones will ensure that viewers remain engaged with audio that enhances the pristine video quality. They recorded with the legendary the ELA M251, as well as their acclaimed dynamic microphone models.

 

Leon Tynes is the head of ESUMS high school technology department. Mr. Tynes encouraged Royal Trash Productions to secure their interview with Telefunken as well as supply them with equipment. As a teacher of this developing magnet school, Mr. Tynes communicates with his students to show that these students aspire to great things through the films, short clips and videos they produce. He requires his digital media class to film a documentary for the Connecticut Student Film Festival (CTSFF) as well as preparing media for a multitude of varying film competitions.

 

View Royal Trash Production’s Vimeo for other projects they've done as well as the documentary: http://vimeo.com/user21918956

 

Travis Bell, owner of Adorea Recording Studio, says, "I had the pleasure of working alongside [Royal Trash Productions] today, [and] I hereby pledge my support and assistance to Royal Trash Productions and positively confirm their endorsement with Adorea Recording Studio," as confirmation of their sponsorship after filming.

 

Team member Nicole Rivera says, "Telefunken has been sponsoring our school this past year and we felt that by them taking the approach to preserve this technology, is a responsibility that they have taken upon themselves to keep this amazing sound alive. She states that Telefunken has “been successful through the meticulous reverse engineering of all the parts to extract replicas of the original mics, and that’s why we chose to film them for this project.”

 

When it comes down to filming, these students are incredibly dedicated. Through long nights of editing to countless hours of filming, their tedious work pays off. They only put the best video clips together to exhibit creative imagination in their film. For more details, visit their booth at the Connecticut Student Innovation Expo, May 17th at the Governor William A. O’Neill State Armory in Hartford, Connecticut. 

 

To learn more about ESUMS’ Royal Trash Production, please contact:

Anna Mohd-Khairi

Engineering and Science University Magnet School

130B Leeder Hill Hamden, CT 06517

Tel. 203.747.5228

Cell Phone: 203.804.6817

Email: amk2108@gmail.com