Duration: 0:12-1:16

TITLE: We Make Better Movies
TYPE: Informatie Documentary
YOUR ROLE: Cinematographer
CAMERA: SonyA7III
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 3840 x 2160
DURATION: 2:48
CLASS: FMX 331-1 Creative Triangle
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: Spring 2023
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: The parking garage is a notorious location for all film genres. At the University of Tampa, you can almost always find students creating their films in them. This was the inspiration behind We Make Better Movies. Denis Vuko, our actor, informs the audience of the typical scenarios that people film in parking garages while asking ridiculing it in an ironic manner at the same time. As the cinematographer, my goal for this film was to stage the most dramatic and suspenseful shots possible. I used close-ups on the actors plenty of shots on the eerie environment to incite suspense. However, once Denis enters frame the shots become more business professional and informative. This film helped me connect mood to lighting in various ways. I had to constantly switch between the dramatic greenish/yellow mood of suspense and the more bluish and cool professional aesthetic. The result was great, but I also learned that cleaning the lens can be very easy to forget.

Duration: 6:15-7:00

TITLE: Skating Heals All
TYPE: Documentary
YOUR ROLE: Director/Editor
CAMERA: SonyA7III
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 3840 x 2160
DURATION: 7:07
CLASS: FMX 313-1 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: Fall 2021
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Skating Heals all follows Salvatore Lograsso, a local member of the Tampa skate community. This film follows his story and how he grew to love skating, but also discusses the culture behind it and what it means to him. This was such a unique thing to film because I gave Salvatore his personal freedom outside of the interviews. He would call me when he was about to skate and I would tag along with him and film his interactions form afar. As a result it created a way more authentic response from Salvatore and the people he interacted with. This was also my first time using VHS footage, which was a challenge to format, but proved to enhance the skate aesthetic immensely in the end.

Duration: 1:17-2:27

TITLE: UT Spikeball Club
TYPE: Observational Documentary
YOUR ROLE: Director/Editor
CAMERA: SonyA7III
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920 × 1080
DURATION: 5:00
CLASS: FMX 313-1 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: Fall 2021
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: This documentary observed the fast growing UT Spikeball Club. Two of my close friends competed very week in the clubs tournaments and after talking to the club president, he was more than happy to let me film the tournament and the environment around as well. I tried to stray away from focusing solely on the competition, and kept my main focus on the environment around the club and the interactions all these individuals had with one another. In terms of post production, I had a big challenge with the audio. Since the club meets near a busy public road, it was very difficult to catch clean sound without a bunch of random feedback. It was a great way for me to work on recovering audio and I had a great time picking out the music.

Duration: 1:43-2:09

TITLE: Music To You
TYPE: Documentary Interview
YOUR ROLE: Director/Editor
CAMERA: SonyA7III
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920 × 1080
DURATION: 4:19
CLASS: FMX 313-1 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker SEMESTER / TERM: Fall 2021
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: For this film, I was tasked with interviewing people on a subject of my choice. I decided to pick music because it is such a universal force that brings people together, but also helps understand motives for other peoples music choices. This was my first experience with a formal interview setting, so it was nice to have control over my environment for a change. This was the interview where I learned how crucial lavalier mics, especially in an interview. I used a shotgun mic and it became evident when the mic was perfectly centered on my subject. Regardless, it prepared me for my future interviews and also allowed me the chance to hear peoples different views on music.

Duration: 0:01-1:16

TITLE: Tampa Weather Scene
TYPE: Documentary Interview
YOUR ROLE: Cinematographer/Editor
CAMERA: SonyA7III
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920 × 1080
DURATION: 3:04
CLASS: FMX 313-1 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: Fall 2021
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: During the Fall of 2021, Tampa was experiencing heat records that haven’t been met in years. For that reason, my group decided it would be the perfect area to focus our documentary on. I loved being able to work with archival footage and news media and mixing it with what we had filmed for the first time. At first, it was difficult roaming around campus finding people to interview, but once we started, more and more people were offering to be interviewed. The biggest thing my group learned in this film was trying to prevent over exposing our clips in the future. Our images came out slightly streaky and bluish white, which was disappointing to see. However, our phenomenal job with sound design and archival footage made the end product well worth it.