Sudent completes first 24P High Definition film "The future is in HD; certainly mine is," says Gonzalo Hernandez-Vicaiana, a recent graduate of the Los Angeles Film School. He recently completed the very first student film, shot with and onlined in 24P High Definition Video, the same technology George Lucas is using on his current Star Wars prequel. For picture and sound editing of his short, "Revolving Doors," Hernandez-Vicaiana used the Film School's Avid Media Composers for offline, ProTools ProMix workstations for sound editing, the Sony BVE-9100 HD workstation to online and color correct, and he is mixing his soundtrack in the Film School's state-of-the-art mixing room on the Solid State Logic Axiom Digital Console. "It's wonderful seeing Gonzalo and his fellow classmates embrace cutting-edge filmmaking technology," says Evan Chen, Head of Post-Production at LAFS.

Hernandez-Vicaiana chose to attend the Los Angeles Film School because of its high-tech facilities, and the chance to work with Hollywood professionals. Originally set to enroll in the London International Film School, Hernandez-Vicaiana switched to LAFS when he learned he could take classes with working professionals like editor Donn Cambern (Easy Rider, The Bodyguard) and director Randal Kleiser (Grease, Shadow of a Doubt) and he could film his own work in 24P High Definition. He shot five hours of footage for his short for only $2,000; he estimates his production costs would have tripled had he shot on 16mm. "This technology is amazing, and we're thrilled to give young filmmakers like Gonzalo the opportunity to practice their craft on the most advanced equipment available," says LAFS president Amedeo D'Adamo, "With this very cool-looking film, Gonzalo has placed himself firmly in the vanguard of the next generation of digital filmmakers."