Now that the Oscars are over, it's time for PSU's annual Film Follies. Everyone is invited and admission is free.

The show will be at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks. Graphic design majors have chosen their best film clips, videos, Web sites and slide shows to display at the Follies.

"The juniors and seniors voted on the best works and came up with the order," said Karin Satrom (senior-graphic design), a member of the publicity committee for Film Follies. "It's completely up to the students to pull it together and form one show."

Graphic design students must take a course entitled Art 471 (Time and Sequence) during the first semester of their senior year. The class teaches them about timing in films and logical ordering of scenes.

Then the students use film, video or other types of entertainment mediums to demonstrate what they have learned.

"We're assigned certain problems to solve, such as different social issues," said Sarah Ferretti (senior-graphic design), a member of the fundraising committee. "We focus on the problem in our work in abstract ways."

Film Follies is a forum for the seniors to showcase their works. Each clip is about 45 seconds to four minutes long.

"The audience is only seeing the top 10th percentile of all the projects we've worked on," said Brian McCall (senior-graphic design), head of the publicity committee. "It's the cream of the crop."

About forty junior and senior graphic design majors have been involved in putting the show together through a variety of committees.

The show represents the work of all 17 senior graphic design students.

"It's something we really treasure," Ferretti said. "Our alumni come back every year to support the current students, even alumni from about 30 years ago."

It's no surprise then, that Film Follies has played to packed houses with standing room only in the past years.

"The room seats 350, and we usually fill it," McCall said. The students said they are hoping to do the same this year.

Film Follies began about 30 years ago when Lanny Sommese, professor in the College of Arts and Architecture, started teaching at Penn State. It was his brainchild, and he incorporated Film Follies into his curriculum. It has been a success since the beginning.

"There are a lot of good shows this year," McCall said. "It's well-rounded with good continuity. It's worth seeing."