Start at 6’30” – 7’30”

TITLE: One Hoof at a Time
YOUR ROLE: Director, Editor, Cinematographer
MEDIA: Video
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Sony A7Riii, Canon T3i, Canon 1DX Mark II
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080
DURATION: 8’46”
CLASS: FMX 313 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 20
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
LINK: https://youtu.be/PyNehSI6s34
DESCRIPTION: Some background for this: I’ve been around horses nearly my entire life, so whenever I hear stories about them being mistreated, abused, or simply even abandoned, it always breaks my heart. I first learned about Equestrian Inc. Equine Rescue through volunteering with the Paws organization on campus and immediately signed up for the event when I heard they were going out there. The rest is basically history – I fell in love with horses, property, and mission and am now I weekly volunteer at the rescue. Equestrian Inc. had never had any videos made for them, so I wanted to go ahead and shed light on their mission for my final documentary assignment and they were thrilled. This piece is about dedication, effort, and the deep love for horses that compels Equestrian Inc. to do what they do.

Start at 1’04” – 1’50”

TITLE: Bark in the Park (Observational Doc)
YOUR ROLE: Editor, Cinematographer
MEDIA: Video
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon T3i
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080
DURATION: 6’53”
CLASS: FMX 313 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 20
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: I hadn’t really had a good subject to shoot for an observational documentary, so when I heard that Bark in the Park was going on during the time we were given to make the documentary, I jumped at the opportunity. I took a camera out to the event and got shots of everything I could think of: the entrance, the vendors, the people, the dogs, and the events (primarily the doggy costume contest). Looking back on it now, I do wish I had either taken stabilization equipment out or at least tried to stabilize some shots in post since the entire thing was handheld. I also didn’t know anything about ND filters at the time, which I definitely could’ve used to prevent overexposure in some shots. Overall, I had fun making this and the shots of the dogs are bound to put a smile on your face!

Start at 1’39” – 2’15”

TITLE: Meet SP (Micro Doc)
YOUR ROLE: Director, Editor, Cinematographer
MEDIA: Video
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon T3i
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080
DURATION: 3’08”
CLASS: FMX 313 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Aaron Walker
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 20
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: I’ve been a part of Student Productions since my first semester freshman year, so I thought it’d be cool to interview of few of the then committee chairs for this assignment. I had checked out two cameras for this assignment so I could get two angles on each person, and one of my classmates helped me run the second camera so we could make sure they were rolling at the same time. The committee chairs go over the Film, Special Events (which is now called Traditions), and Recreation committees and give a quick rundown of their jobs and the organization. I would’ve loved to shoot a whole interactive doc with all of the chairs, but it would’ve been too much to fit into the time limit we had!

Start at 0’20” – 1’05”

TITLE: UNICEF
YOUR ROLE: Director, Editor, Cinematographer
MEDIA: Video
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon T3i
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080
DURATION: 7’07”
CLASS: FMX 313 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Gregg Perkins
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 18
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: My first ever attempt at a documentary. At this particular moment in time, I was a part of the club UNICEF at UT, so I knew I wanted to interview the president about the club and the work that it and UNICEF as a worldwide leader do. While I was making this, I figured that using images from UNICEF itself would make the documentary more meaningful and emphasize certain points; the website allowed for the saving and using of its photos, so I saved what I thought would get the point across. The facts that appear at the bottom of the screen are all facts that I researched myself as I aimed for everything to be as legitimate as possible. Looking back on it now, I definitely would’ve structured the whole thing differently and maybe chosen a subject that I could get more from (like their own world, etc). It was a good stepping stone into the documentary world though.