Rose Caltrider<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Film and Media Arts Major <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently: spring term junior <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expected graduating semester: Spring 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I was thirteen I got my first Instagram account and began taking photos of my friends for fun. The more pictures I took, the more my curiosity grew. Thanks to YouTube, I learned as much as I could about how to shoot in manual, how to pose models, and which equipment to use. Going to a private school in the middle of a corn field from the age of six to 18, my life was very sheltered. One of my favorite elements of photography was that it gave me a way to explore the world outside my bubble with my parents\u2019 approval. As my skills grew, I began to meet with people I found on Instagram to be my models, makeup artists, and stylists. By the end of high school, I realized that there was a level of storytelling I wasn\u2019t able to reach with just still images and my interest in film making grew. When I applied to college, I knew that I wanted to be a film major even though I had no experience. Three years and many student films later, I\u2019m glad I made that decision. During my freshman year at UT I had professor Aaron Walker who quickly became my mentor and guided me in honing my cinematography and directing skills in narrative filmmaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of my photography background, my strengths lie in cinematography, particularly in a style that is based in realism and a look that is close and intimate with the subject. As a director and cinematographer, I\u2019ve learned the importance of preparation and planning prior to the shoot. I\u2019ve also learned the importance of having a good AC so that I can focus equally as much on the actors\u2019 performances as I do on the camera. My biggest discovery in directing was to not over complicate directions for my actors and to keep my instructions limited to single verbs. I realized that keeping my directions as simple as possible was less confusing for them than when I explained every thought going through my head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know that my journey in becoming a good filmmaker is just beginning. One area in particular that I would like to be more comfortable is lighting. Because I was a still image photographer for so long and depended only on sunlight for the light source in my images, it took me a while to take\u00a0the need for lighting setups\u00a0seriously in\u00a0cinematography. It\u2019s something I didn\u2019t know anything\u00a0about so I put off learning about it for the first half of my college experience.\u00a0This year I have been educating myself as much as I can about lighting\u00a0plans\u00a0and have been working hard on implementing it on\u00a0all of\u00a0the films that I\u00a0have been\u00a0director of photography\u00a0on. It\u2019s something that I am just now getting practice\u00a0with\u00a0so I have\u00a0a lot more work to do before I am as comfortable with directing lighting as I am with camera and actors.\u00a0\u00a0I would also like to gain more experience and knowledge in underwater cinematography as I have always had a love for surfing and any activity taking place in the ocean. This year I began exploring this type work after purchasing an underwater housing for my camera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I graduate, I hope to work at a production company in the equipment and or camera team. Beyond that, a long term goal is to be a professional director of photography on independent films. I hope to settle down somewhere close to the ocean if my career permits it but am looking forward to learning about filmmaking for the rest of my life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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