TITLE: The Carbon Foodprint
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 11’50”
CLASS: FMX 313 Documentary Production
PROFESSOR: Dr. Gregg Perkins
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 19
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
LINK: Filmfreeway.com/thecarbonfoodprint
Role: Everything behind the camera
DESCRIPTION: This was inspired by a homemade documentary by Alex Letts (the featured presenter in the video) which I saw at a film festival from the previous semester. His video was so effective, I imagined his voice reading as I wrote the script, and when he read it, it was exactly as I had imagined. The majority of the documentaries at the film festival centralized on the carbon footprint, but none of them touched on fast food. I wanted to make an educational documentary that was fun, informational, and effective. Alex is the best, most insightful, understanding, prompt and straightforward actor with whom I have ever worked, including those I have observed in my time working on professional sets. For this project, I learned about the importances of having a proof-read script, secured locations, and property permissions, and of using material fairly, a teleprompter, and interior settings (with no windows) for interviews.

TITLE: Indiana Sparrow: Raiders of the Lost Fountain
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon EOS Rebel T5i
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 5’00”
CLASS: FMX 314 The Creative Triangle
PROFESSOR: Kristofer Atkinson
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 18
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
Role: Director, Sound Recordist
DESCRIPTION: I did everything in this project except hold the camera and act in front of it. The audio is in fair use, as is the dialogue and setting. However, the fonts are pulled from the sources, and are thus not completely royalty-free, so I have not submitted it to any festivals or contests.

TITLE: Labyrinth (Trivecta, feat. Miyoki)
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
SPECIFICATIONS: 2560×1080, 2’28”
CLASS: FMX 314 The Creative Triangle
PROFESSOR: Kristofer Atkinson
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 18
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
Role: Director and everything in front of the camera
DESCRIPTION: For this project, I bought costumes, rented props, moved a piano, borrowed equipment, used the Black Box theater, produced, directed, planned, and acted. I learned that there are some people you cannot trust to give truthful location information, take part in a project, or communicating whatsoever, no matter how much their grade depends on their participation in the project. Another experience I had with this project that is not shown is how much effort I put toward getting actors, locations, and schedules. If I redid the project now, there is much I would not have tried to do, and much more I would have done.

TITLE: Airface
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon X#
SPECIFICATIONS: 2560×1080, 4’00”
CLASS: FMX 314 The Creative Triangle
PROFESSOR: Kristofer Atkinson
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 18
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
Role: Production designer, Editor, Makeup artist
DESCRIPTION: For the same reasons I had to act in my own music video, Ronan Tattersall feared his film was going to bust. We filmed one scene, but the actresses (who were already replacements for unavailable male actors) failed to realize that Ronan intended for them to act multiple scenes. He requested me to spitball whatever crazy, out-of-the-box ideas that we could do in the crunch of time we had to complete the project and still satisfy the requirements. I secured a location, and Ronan bought a pack of balloons. We made sure we had strings and markers, but we forgot the tape. I used some tape I found stuck to a window. The voices were done by Elizabeth Davis and an unnamed friend of hers. This project taught me the importances of setting a main plan, a backup plan, and a last-resort plan, all to the fullest extents, and of never disregarding far-out options. In the end, we were satisfied and somewhat proud of our accomplishments.

TITLE: Pent Up
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 4’00”
CLASS: CIN 1103 Visual Storytelling
PROFESSOR: Antonio Zarro
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 18
INSTITUTION: Palm Beach Atlantic University
Role: Everything behind the camera
DESCRIPTION: The actor is not really an actor, but a friend who just happened to be available when I needed somebody, because at this point I refused to act in it myself, as I insisted on it being handheld. My location was hard to scout, but gymnasium that provided the punching bag was very accommodating, as were the basketball players. I allowed the blooper to be shown at the end because it made my set bare, revealing that only one light was used, that the walls were actually a mat rolled on its side, and that it took place in a gym. This project taught me to not attach an umbrella to a light when the set’s walls have a chance to collapse. If I could go back and do it again, I would get a better punching bag, put a sign on the outside of the set, and surround it with safety cones.

TITLE: Moving Forward
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Panasonic IDK
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 2’20”
CLASS: CIN 1435 Narrative Film Production
PROFESSOR: Antonio Zarro
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 18
INSTITUTION: Palm Beach Atlantic University
Role: Everything behind the camera
DESCRIPTION: Of course, I intended for there to be sound. The child actor (my first time working with one) gave a great performance. I was a bit of a stickler for word-for-word dialogue, but… somehow, there was only white noise on the recordings. This was possibly the most disappointing project I have ever produced, and I overworked myself doing it.

TITLE: Unstoppable
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 6’50”
CLASS: CIN #### Cinematography
PROFESSOR: Antonio Zarro
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 17
INSTITUTION: Palm Beach Atlantic University
Role: Actor, Director, Producer, Editor, Casting director, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Writer
DESCRIPTION: This project taught me that there is such a thing as ‘too many takes,’ and proved true the phenomenon that an editor really can work on a project forever. The story is incomplete, because I have not finished editing the too greatly many shots that complete the rest of the sequence. I also discovered that nothing is impossible with supporters by your side. Unfortunately, I was stuck editing this alone, so this relic remains unfinished in post production.

TITLE: The Hornswoggle
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon Vixia G20
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 15’00”
CLASS: MPA Digital Video Production 5/6/7
INSTRUCTOR: Richard Jansen
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 2016
INSTITUTION: Harrison School for the Arts
Role: Stand-in hand, Grip, Editor, Sound Editor, Art Director (2nd Unit), Sound Designer
DESCRIPTION: This one is my favorite project that I had very little hand in capturing, but I adopted it as my own in the process of editing. I played a particularly active role in sound editing, mastering, mixing, and design, as well as fine-tuning all edit points and troubleshooting the special effects edits. The problems that arose during production were impossible to fix on location, but easily fixed in post. I learned that being the only editor can make the editing process take much longer, but specializing in one area of focus can expedite the overall process.

TITLE: A Sad Day to Cry Hard
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon Vixia G40
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 2’00”
CLASS: MPA Digital Video Production 3/4
INSTRUCTOR: Richard Jansen
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 15
INSTITUTION: Harrison School for the Arts
Director, Actor, Narrator, Editor, Sound Editor (did not edit special effects)
DESCRIPTION: I was dreading my turn for directing, as this was my first time directing a crew. Things really fell into place by how people were supportive and offered their best efforts. The timing of everything, though tight, could not have been better. The hardest part was recording the voiceover and not sounding like a Sophomore in High School.

TITLE: Identity Crisis
MEDIA: Video Art
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
CAMERA: Canon Vixia G30
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920×1080, 1’45”
CLASS: MPA Digital Editing 1/2
INSTRUCTOR: Richard Jansen
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 14
INSTITUTION: Harrison School for the Arts
Role: Editor, Special Effects Editor
DESCRIPTION: This was the first project to which I was invited to lend assistance. I scouted the used location, ensured that the camera never moved, and completed the editing illusion of the man facing himself. This project taught me the prominent significance of keyframes in special effects editing, its effect on render times, and the importance of lighting continuity between layered shots.