News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu summer 05 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Rene Abadie Date: 11/8/05   PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE WINS AURORA AWARDS FOR VIDEO PRODUCTIONS        HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana University Office of Public Information received five Aurora Awards – including two “Best of Show” awards – for achievement in video production.        The office was cited with Platinum Best of Show awards in the corporate identity/image category for “The NEW Southeastern,” a nine-minute video highlighting mission of the university and recent innovations on the campus. The piece, which features President Randy Moffett and a wide variety of faculty, students and alumni, was scripted, videotaped, and edited by the staff of the Public Information Office and airs regularly on the Southeastern Channel, the university’s educational cable access channel.        Also receiving a Best of Show award in the entertainment feature/short category was “The Punisher.” Written and shot largely by local filmmaker Hobby Morrison and edited by Public Information staff, “The Punisher” is a fictional story of a new strength coach who instills a sense of purpose in the university’s second-year football team.         Three entries received second-place Gold Awards. “An Act of Bravery,” a video incorporating dance and narrative to depict the efforts of a molestation victim to reclaim her life, was cited for editing. The piece was produced and choreographed by Southeastern dance professor Martie Fellom. “So Much More,” a 60-second commercial about the university, received a Gold Award in the educational institution category. An episode of the “Southeastern Times,” a 30-minute quarterly news magazine produced cooperatively by the Public Information Office, the Southeastern Channel and the Department of Communication, received a Gold Award in the news magazine/interview category.        The Aurora Awards is an international competition designed to recognize excellence in film and video and focuses on non-national commercials, regional or special interest entertainment and corporate sponsored film and video.