Ursuline students produce "Wizard of Oz" commercial | Schools

BLUE ASH, OH (FOX19) - Ursuline students in the Television Production I and II classes of Mrs. Ann Brinkmann collaborated with UA’s Stage Company to produce "The Wizard of Oz" commercial, promoting the school's musical which will run Nov. 8 - 11.

The commercial's stars include members of the "Wizard's" publicity crew –Lauren Grafton as Dorothy, Danielle Brinkmann as the Scarecrow, Emily Kronenberger as the Cowardly Lion, and Mary Sang as the Tin Man. Other cast members include Alicia Ruiz, Isabella Proietti, Grace Schlaack, Amanda Ellis, and Morgan Hyland as the voice of the Munchkins, Assistant Principal Mary Bender as the voice of Glinda the Good Witch, and Minnie Brinkmann as Toto the dog.

"Wizard" publicity crew member, Emma Holland, wrote and casted the commercial, which was filmed during the combined Monday evening Television Production I and II classes. The video was shot throughout the hallways of Ursuline using multiple cameras, lights, a portable green screen, and the film studio.

Television production students who took part in the film shoot were Sanjana Iyer, Grace Ries, Molly Ernstes, Emily Abel-Rutter, Elizabeth Mechley, Grace Hackett, and Caroline Blandford. The final video was produced and edited by Ries and Ernstes.