Spy Hop Productions independent film collection

Collection

Identifier: A0797

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Spy Hop Productions independent film collection (2000-2009) consists of raw footage and finished films assembled by elementary and high school aged filmmakers under the tutelage of Spy Hop Productions, a Salt Lake City not-for-profit youth media center specializing in educational solutions through the multimedia arts. The collection contains narrative, claymation and documentary films and includes extensive footage about Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Many films appear on more than one videocassette. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

Dates

2000-2009

Creator

Spy Hop Productions (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Organizational History

Spy Hop Productions is a not-for-profit youth media center specializing in educational solutions through the multimedia arts. Their mission is to cultivate the visions and voices of an emerging generation - via the big screen, the airwaves, and the world-wide-web. Founded in 1999 by Utah natives Rick Wray and Erik Dodd, Spy Hop Productions was created with a vision to empower underserved youth through multimedia arts education and to meet the demands of the community for after-school programming that helps prepare young people for the digital future. With their experience and expertise in education, multimedia production and business management, Mr. Wray and Mr. Dodd successfully developed the organization from a two-person operation to one that now serves over 600 young people a year and employs over 25 full and part-time employees.

In collaboration with community partners such as the Mayor's Office Youth City Program, the Sundance Institute, the University of Utah Youth Education, the Boys and Girls Club, ArtStart Rowland Hall St. Marks, Art Kids, and the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration of Salt Lake City, Spy Hop Productions provides a creative and dynamic studio environment where young people of all backgrounds actively engage in the production of their own narratives and solutions to the challenges they face. The young participants involved in Spy Hop's programs have worked with mentors and instructors in multiple media arts disciplines including documentary arts, film and video production, radio, web design, 3D graphics, and animation. In 2004, the young producers' creative works reached local and national audiences exceeding two million people.

Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

The majority of the materials are arranged chronologically and by subject matter. Completed movies made by Spy Hop filmmakers and students 2000-2003 are followed by raw footage used in documentaries about the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City refugees and Salt Lake City's West Side. Compilation discs of the best films and audio tracks from 1999-2009 are found at the end of the inventory.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

Separated Materials

1 CD containing records listing the date, title, filmmaker and synopsis of various films undertaken by the company 1996-2003 was transferred to the Manuscripts Division of Speical Collections.