Rider University Student Nikolas Paleologus Achieves Top Honors at National Broadcasting Society Conference

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LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ (12/04/2009)(readMedia)-- Nikolas Paleologus of Edgewater Park, N.J., a senior Communication major, was one of three students from Rider University's chapter of the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) to receive a first place award at the NBS's Region 1 Conference, securing a spot as a finalist in the national competition next spring in Dallas.

The regional awards ceremony was held on Saturday, November 7, at Millersville University. Rider's chapter competed with universities and colleges from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Rhode Island. The other Rider students included Alexander Corini of East Brunswick, N.J., a senior Communication major, and Gina Grosso of Newton, N.J., a junior Communication major.

Paleologus received the "Best Movie Trailer" award for his short romantic comedy, With A Little Help, about a man dumped by his fiance just days before the wedding. Last year, he started writing the script, which he intended to use for a film project as part of the production course taught by Professor Shawn Kildea, assistant professor of Communication. When Paleologus learned that the assignment from previous years had changed, he decided to work on the film as a personal project.

"It's the longest production that I have ever tackled myself," he said about the 35-minute film.

In total, there are 25 scenes and 17 cast members. Filming took place in various locations, including his hometown of Edgewater Park, N.J., the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Jim's Steaks in Philadelphia, and Veterans Park in Hamilton. The film opens with aerial scenes of New York City, which Paleologus and Grosso captured via helicopter tour. He also filmed the last scene of the movie from a crane on Rider's Lawrenceville campus.

Paleologus recently finished the entire film and plans to resubmit it as his entry to the national competition. Currently, he is interning with Center City Film & Video, a film and video production company, which does work for various stations including A&E and PBS KIDS Sprout.

Photo caption - From left to right: Alexander Corini of East Brunswick, N.J., a senior Communication major, Gina Grosso of Newton, N.J., a junior Communication major, and Nikolas Paleologus of Edgewater Park, N.J., a senior Communication major.

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