Making of "Vipers in the Grass"



The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film has completed the first film in The Carson School Film Series, "Vipers in the Grass" by Jorge Zamacona.

"Vipers" was screened in the fall of 2011 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.

This unique project involved a select number of industry professionals teaming with students and faculty from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, School of Music, College of Journalism and Mass Communications and Nebraska Educational Telecommunications to create the 25-minute short film. View the video above about the production, as produced by University Communications.

Trailer of "Vipers in the Grass"



"Vipers in the Grass," is a 22-minute police story set in Nebraska and written by Hollywood screenwriter Jorge Zamacona. It’s the first in the Carson School Film Series. It involved about 180 students and 30 faculty from throughout the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Students worked on all aspects, from location scouting to filming, music scoring and post-production marketing.