STUDENT LIFE AWARDS
Every year Nova Southeastern University (NSU) hosts it's annual Student Life Achievement Awards or otherwise known as the STUEYS. This award show was created to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of students leaders, staff, faculty, and community partners of NSU.
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The inspiration behind the 2021 STUEYS was the 87th Academy Awards. Elegant, warm, and a night to remember
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*2020 STUEYS
*2021 STUEYS
*2022 STUEYS
I had the honor of designing the STUEYS for the past two years. Traditionally, this award is in person. However, because of COVID-19, the award moved to a virtual platform. My goal for the 23rd STUEYS was for it to feel more elegant, polished, and refined. This was a collaborative effort. I created all visual assets and the videographer filmed each presenter, drone shot, and was responsible for editing the show.
Award Templates
When deciding the placement of the winners and nominees, I went through I few choices and how the pictures would be presented.
However, there were a few problems:​
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Not all pictures were high-resolution.
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Not all pictures were the same dimension
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Some pictures had to be altered.
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Nonetheless, I created 3 different templates to reveal the nominees to provide a dynamic visual in order to keep the viewer engaged. I rendered out each Winner video as a .mov file so that the swipe at the end of the video, would transition into the presenter congratulating the winner.
I chose to put The Juan Pablo Correa Memorial Scholarship in silver because the award was made in Memorium to an influential individual.
Lower Thirds & Social Marketing
I wanted to create a lower third that was consistent with the overall theme of the show. I didn't want a traditional square format, so I decided to go with the gold ring.
Above are the Instagram squares created for each winner, that were posted on the department's social media, once the winner was announced.
Mobile Format
Before the award ceremony, there was a Pre-Show presented on Instagram Live. This was my first time creating something tailored mobile format. This was another collaborative effort with 3G Productions Inc. I created the overall design, lower thirds, title sequence, and "Fins Up L!ve" logo. I used NSU Branding to find the appropriate color and typeface to use for this project. This also included the fin inside the "N".
NSU Blue
RGB: 0-0-153
Dark Blue
RGB: 0-51-160
Main Gray
RGB:125-134-140
Overall, this was my biggest freelance project so far. I knew I wanted to improve the STUEYS from the previous year. This award show package included Instagram, HD dimensions, timely modifications, and collaboration with other parties. Since this was also for a university, this challenged me to stay within the means of the institution's brand identity. For instance, the typeface and the value of blue in the pre-show are used throughout the university.
Award shows require a lot of collaboration, and with this project, I've only had a small taste. In the future, I hope I will get the chance to take the lead in a bigger project like this.