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Everyone knows directors Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg, but what about sophomore Grey Clawson? Clawson has produced and released a short film about the skating community in Manteo featuring local skaters such as Taylor Morrisette, Chase King and Colton Nixon. Clawson started filming in the sixth grade. His first short film was titled “The Cell.” Quickly inspired by the art of filming, he continued to produce short films. A lot of his motivation derives from the moon, his friends, the DVD series “Planet Earth,” and films by Chris Ellison, a 2006 graduate of MHS. “Chris is my brother’s friend, I’ve known him since I was young,” Clawson said. “His first skate film was titled ‘Concrete and Water’ and I watched it non-stop.” Every director has some sort of motive. Popular films such as Harry Potter, James Bond, and Star Wars were not just thought up and filmed over night. “Eighth grader Colton Nixon made me want to start filming ‘City of Hype,’” Clawson said. “Colton asked me to film a video of him skating and it really just escaladed after that.” Millions of people a day submit their videos to YouTube in attempt to make the big time, knowing that the chance of “making it” are slim to none. After the release of Clawson’s newest skate film, “City of Hype” the film and it’s skaters have gotten nothing but just that: hype. Senior Taylor Morrisette, who played a major role in City of Hype, has recently been sponsored by Full Thrown Magic Clothing, Kornerboy Skateboards and Full Throttle Energy Drinks as a result of the film’s massive appearance. YouTube is simply becoming not enough for young directors, with time limits placed around 10 minutes per video, directors are taking matters into their own hands and producing and releasing their films themselves. “I started filming the footage for ‘City of Hype’ during the last week in August and finished Nov. 5,” Clawson said. With a running time of approximately twenty minutes, the film does not meet the requirements set by YouTube. Now that “City of Hype” is finished, Clawson is facing new projects, next being a film for TSA followed by another skate film due to release in the spring. “To grow up and film the Earth or just edit movies would just make me happy,” Clawson said. ]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:56:06 GMT