{"id":796,"date":"2016-12-05T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/?p=796"},"modified":"2016-12-05T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T17:31:00","slug":"reel-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/2016\/12\/05\/reel-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Reel Wars&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Reel-Wars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-797 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Reel-Wars-300x225.png\" alt=\"reel-wars\" width=\"458\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Reel-Wars-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Reel-Wars-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/coa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Reel-Wars-644x483.png 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictured: At the Film and Video Society\u2019s \u201cReel Wars\u201d debate event, Team Deathstrike (left) and Team Ironman (right) plan their debate strategy for Round Five. Professor Andrew Black (right) plans a photo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM: DENNIS CONWAY, FOR THE FVS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE: DEC. 3, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 90 \u2013 minute discussion-based competition highlighted the first of the Film and Video Society\u2019s new \u201cReel Wars\u201d events, in which members debate their personal viewpoints in teams, regarding movie genres on Nov. 30.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday night\u2019s topic was entitled \u201cThe Superhero Edition,\u201d and the contest would include \u201ceverything we know and love about comic book movies.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two four \u2013 person teams competed, as members discussed issues affecting this multi-billion dollar business, from an artistic and economic perspective.\u00a0 The winning group, captained by Levi Johnson, called themselves Team Ironman, and beat Team Deathstrike, 3 debate rounds to 2.<\/p>\n<p>Film and Video Society President Nathan Ragland moderated the contest, and Jonathan Bice served as Timekeeper.\u00a0\u00a0 The five debate rounds centered on the discussion of questions:\u00a0 1. What hero deserves a movie reboot?, 2. Who should direct the solo flash movie?, 3. Who was the most forgettable villain?, 4. What hero \/ villain should never be re-casted?, and 5. Pitch a DC-Marvel crossover film.\u00a0 Judges included Mass Media Instructor Andrew Black, Professor Dennis Conway, and Elizabeth Black.<\/p>\n<p>Next semester\u2019s topics will include \u201cThe Final Frontier,\u201d a debate about space movies, and perhaps a \u201cJames Bond movie\u201d \u2013 themed debate. \u00a0Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday nights of the month, at 7 p.m. in the Mass Media Building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured: At the Film and Video Society\u2019s \u201cReel Wars\u201d debate event, Team Deathstrike (left) and Team Ironman (right) plan their debate strategy for Round Five. Professor Andrew Black (right) plans a photo. 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