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Leaton observed the post-production of ?The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause? and sat for an afternoon in the editing room with the editor and director of the movie.
?It was neat to listen to their comments as they painstakingly fine-tuned a very small section of the film,? Leaton said.
At the viewing of ?dailies,? where raw film footage from the day before is shown, Leaton noted, ?it?s funny to see the unedited footage with mistakes and goof-ups that don?t ever make it in the final movie.?
A portion of the internship was spent as a production assistant for postproduction on ?The Guardian,? starring Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner.
Leaton knew how tedious the film process was from his own experience and realized even further the extent how much work goes into making films.
?This experience has been proof to me that hard work does eventually pay off. There?s no magic to success, even at Disney,? Leaton said.
Favorite moments of Leaton?s internship included having dinner sitting next to Roy E. Disney, meeting Jonny Depp, observing ?scoring? for The Guardian (when a full orchestra and movie is projected simultaneously on a screen), and accidentally asking actress Sean Young to take a picture of him and someone else.
?The FYI (Film Your Issue) contest was a great way for me to express myself since I?m passionate about both the plight of orphans in Africa and filmmaking in general. It helped see the power of media and its reinforced my desire to have a positive effect on the world doing something I love, filmmaking,? Leaton said.
Leaton is continuing his studies at Tech for another year, but will return to ?Film Your Issue? as a judge for the upcoming contest. This is no surprise for Jerry Scheeler, a communication professor who taught Leaton in film.
?I would say (Tim) has a quiet, steady honesty that assures you the minute you meet him that he will do his best, no matter what the task. When you mix that quality with his artistic talent and vision, you get someone who wins very prestigious film awards, as he as done ?whatever project he undertakes, he is going to devote all his energy and time to it,? Scheeler said.
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