A student film maker at UC Irvine

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Edward Zeiden, a junior at UC Irvine, wanted to do something for film at a young age. A lot of artistic people want to avoid this: solid business principles.

He is very much more interested in producing movies than just acting in front of the camera. When he and his colleague film students needed a large fund for their on-going projects, they thought of using their talents to raise the money they need. They recently helped develop a commercial for a cough drop company that offered prizes for a one minute story.

Zeiden’s story, “Lovesick” that starred student actors Andreas DeRond, Vanessa Wolf, and a golden retriever named, Vida. You can view it now on YouTube. It will depend on how many people will watch the video and not how much it wins.

Being a student of business economics major, Zeiden has to make cost-efficient movies. Borrowed a camera, got volunteer student actors and quickly introduced the “rain or shine” dialogue.