Students Show Off the Year’s Best at Video Showcase

May 14, 2026

Imagine watching your work projected on the big screen at a historic theater surrounded by friends, family and a cheering audience. That’s exactly what video technology students experience each spring at the Student Video Showcase.

For the past 27 years, video technology students have looked forward to the Video Technology Professor Sharie Vance at the 26th annual Student Video Showcase. culmination of a year’s work on display. Managed by Video Technology Professor Sharie Vance, faculty and lab techs work behind the scenes for months to pull together the best videos to create an inspiring show for the community.

This year’s Student Video Showcase will take place at the historic Texas Theatre, May 19, 6:30-10 p.m. All are welcome to this free event.

Why Live on a Big Screen Matters

The audience will see everything from short films to documentaries, music videos, news packages, clips from studio productions and highlight reels of live multi-cam projects and student created graphics.

“Almost every video technology class has students involved in the projects you’ll see,” said Vance.

It’s one thing to share a link to a video you created and quite another to project it live on a big screen.

“It’s very powerful to present your work to the public and see the audience’s reaction. It changes how a person feels about themselves as a creator,” Vance said.

And she should know. The freelance video producer completed North Lake’s video technology training in 2008, went on to earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and even spent time working in the industry. She returned as a faculty member nine years ago and now oversees this Video Showcase.

Students only learn which video submissions will be included in the showcase a few days prior. Two awards are given during the program: a judge’s choice award and an audience choice award that attendees vote on during the show.

From Production to Showtime

Noah Woodson, who is receiving a video technology associate degree this month, looks forward to what will be his second show. Last year, as a freshman, he was surprised and honored when two of his videos, “Let Go” and “Last Stream”, were included in the programming.

Noah Woodson on set directing the short film Let Go.

When Woodson began editing videos on his own, his mother encouraged him to look into a video technology program. Initially, he was set on becoming an editor but once he got a taste of creating his own projects, he became passionate about directing, making his own films and helping others complete their projects.

Noah Woodson and co-producer Javier Basilio at the 26th Annual Student Video Showcase. “When I first made ‘Let Go’ I was nervous. I didn’t know how people were going to view it but hearing the audience react to scenes made me feel happy that they saw the story the way I viewed it,” said Woodson.

It was an unfamiliar experience for him, especially getting up on stage and answering audience questions about his film.

 “The showcase is really one of the best examples of what our program does. Students come here to learn the basics of production, and by the time the work is on that screen, you can see how much they've grown not just technically, but creatively and personally. I always get a little teary eyed. The screening really helps them to understand the relationship between the creator and the audience,” said Vance.

Woodson agreed.

“I will never forget my time at Dallas College. I enjoyed every part of the program — acting, helping on a crew, taking classes. I will hold tight to the connections I’ve made because you never know what the future has in store.”

 

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