BEYOND THE BOOKS
NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
Alum Guides ’Wick Senior in Making Documentary
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OVICE, MEET expert. Self-taught filmmaker Jack
Stefanou ’17 began experimenting with a camera during the early
stages of his Upper School experience,
midnight. He never even took a film class. He watched YouTube videos for simple instructional advice, also tuning into the
team and documenting its every move on
HBO series “24/7: The Road to the Winter
and off the ice.
Classic” in search of ideas to enhance his
Stefanou modestly brushed his work no credit (or attention) in school for long
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editing footage in his room at home after
ultimately latching onto the varsity hockey
aside, labeling it a mere hobby, and sought
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hours logged in rinks, on bus rides, or
product on the big screen. Longtime HBO Sports producer and ’Wick graduate Tom Odelfelt ’88 was one
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