Virginia Commonwealth University

The 1970s were a tumultuous time for Donatello Jefferies Ewe. Having just barely escaped Washington — and his involvement in the Watergate scandal — Ewe decided it was best for him to “disappear” for a spell. Ewe reemerged in the early 1980s, aided by the Rodericks family (who’s name he soon adopted), and he was off again. Though the specific events were never recorded, oral history indicates that Jordan Rodericks (as he is currently known) spent several years on the move, as a conquistador, womanizer, laundromat employee, bank teller and ultimately a producer. High definition called for Rodericks during the time of his transformation, though he always thought of himself as a NSFW kind of guy. As it turns out his work is SFW and damn good. Soon to be internationally known, Rodericks is on the move again. Catch him if you can…

Nick Schapiro bleeds film. Literally. Sometimes referred to as the HMDB, or Human Movie Database, he spends his free time pursuing his ultimate goal of seeing every movie and memorizing their cast members. He also enjoys black cherry Fresca, ready-made bacon and stealing sugar-free candy. In the future, Schapiro plans on uniting the world by teleporting to every single country on earth, introducing them to ultimate frisbee and smoking a peace pipe with their leaders while listening to Simon & Garfunkel. He will then steal all their candy.

College student by day and professional wrestler by night — when Son Duong puts on his Lucha-mask, he is transformed into SNAKE, the Submission Fighter. Trained in both the art of high-definition production and Jiu-Jitsu, Duong has the groundwork to take your breath away with various illegal choke holds and informative yet entertaining documentaries.

Bell was born and raised in the mountain town of Blacksburg, Va., where his interest in art began at a very young age. For a while, it seemed like he was going to become a cartoonist but as he grew older, he gained a fascination with photography. During his senior year of high school, he was fortunate to participate in a class that provided the materials to create a strong interest in filmmaking. He currently majors in film and photography at VCU and began working for VCU TV/HD during the spring of 2007. He will be producing a variety of shows ranging from a profile piece on VCU professor Bonnie Brown, to the state of the art experiments of the VCU School of Engineering.

Andrew Vo migrated to the United States in a makeshift boat. He earned a living working at a taco stand before given an opportunity to be a personal assistant for a private vice entrepreneur. Vo discovered his potential in the vice industry during this employment. He overthrew the entrepreneur and gained control over shares of the entire eastern boarder. The entrepreneur’s wife divorced him in shame and wed Vo to support her elitist lifestyle. Vo too enjoyed the finer things in life, often soaking in an oversized Jacuzzi located in the center of his master bedroom. Over time however, a coup was staged by southern competitors and Vo’s business was eventually seized by the Internal Revenue Service. He is now divorced and currently working for VCU-TV/HD to pay off his debts, which include the purchase of a tiger, a tiger cage and several thousand hamsters.

Germanotta, a senior in VCU’s film making program, has been the recipient of first place awards from both the VCU Student Film Festival and the James River Film Festival. He prefers to be behind the camera and has been described by friends as being a “film purist.” Somewhat tamed by the high definition revolution, Germanotta enjoys producing documentary programming at VCU TV/HD and is also working under a fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art.