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Wildcat Production Club presents student work, previews VR and AI use in media projects
Summary
Students from the Wildcat Production Club told the board about their multimedia work, competitions, community commissions and partnerships, noting VR and AI tools are used alongside traditional film production; club president Jay Choi said the club now has roughly 120 members.
Wildcat Production Club students and their advisor presented to the Snoqualmie Valley School District board on Thursday, describing a year of film and multimedia production, community commissions and competition wins and outlining how virtual reality and AI tools are being introduced into student projects.
Student leader Jay Choi, president of the club, said the organization meets every other Monday after school and includes about 120 student members. Choi described the club as a multimedia program where students learn film production, animation, graphic design, VR, sound tech and visual effects and have access to high-end equipment.
"We are a multimedia club, which means you can learn film production, animation, graphic design, VR, sound tech, and visual effects," Choi said.
Festival participation, community partnerships and fundraising
Choi said club members participate in regional and national film challenges and festivals, including a 60-hour film challenge in February and the NFFTY 48-hour competition. The club partners with the North Bend Theatre to host regional film events and said that partnership provides a theater venue for student screenings.
The club also does community commissions (stickers, banners and laser-engraved products) and fundraising: Choi and the advisor said a recent portrait ornament fundraiser raised nearly $1,000 and the proceeds went to a local toys-for-giving-tree effort.
Technology and pedagogy
Students and staff described using VR in the club's green-screen and VR spaces to let students build and then explore three-dimensional projects. Club leaders said student work has incorporated AI tools in workflow (for example, text-based editing for video through transcription and edit workflows) and that Wildcat TV uses text-based editing tools to speed postproduction.
A teacher-advisor and board members praised the program's growth and community partnerships. Board members asked whether VR and AI provide instructional value beyond recreation; Choi and the advisor said VR allows students to create and interact with three-dimensional projects and that text-based editing tools are a "game changer" for student video production.
Ending
Board members thanked the students and advisor for the presentation and noted the program's regional connections and student leadership. The board did not take formal action connected to the club presentation.
