Six-second Video Leads to Oscars
March 27, 2014
Seasoned actors, actresses, and directors alike all work towards one goal: to attend the Oscars. However, who knew that a six second video could get you there too.
Clay Boonthanakit, alumnus from the class of 2012, found out about Ellen DeGeneres’s Vine Contest after seeing a post on her website. The challenge was to submit a Vine, a six second clip linking short instances together in a continuous loop, reenacting an Oscar-nominated movie. Boonthanakit submitted a Vine of the movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” in which he reenacted the scene when Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), took too many drugs and could not function properly.
Boonthanakit, former captain of DBHS’s All Male Dance Team, attends Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where he majors in film on the editing track.
The start of his memorable experience began when Boonthanakit found out Ellen revined his Vine. A few days later he found out that he was a finalist for the contest on the Ellen show. And then his friend Stacy Fang, who was actually an audience member at Ellen’s show, informed him that he was the winner.
He received a much bigger prize than he ever expected. In addition to being featured on her show, he would be attending the red carpet event of the Oscars with a guest.
At around 10 a.m. on March 2, Boonthanakit arrived with his mom at the renowned carpet at Dolby Theater.
“I brought my mother because I knew she would enjoy the whole experience way more than I would. Not that I didn’t enjoy it, but my mother had some stars that she just had to see. It was my little treat,” Boonthanakit said.
Though Boonthanakit has only had his Vine account for half a year, his Vine account has garnered even greater fame after winning the contest.
Although Boonthanakit did not have the opportunity to talk to any actors or actresses, he was only a few feet away from all the action of the red carpet at the People VIP section. They even saw firsthand Jennifer Lawrence’s infamous trip while exiting her limo.
