DISPLAY TIME: 3:01 -> 3:30
TITLE: Not Just a Manicure
TYPE: Documentary
CAMERA: Black Magic
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 1920x1080p, H.264
DURATION: 5:24
CLASS: FMX 241 Sound, Image, and Motion
PROFESSOR: Nora Long
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 22
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa

DESCRIPTION: This is a short documentary film that I created about the negative consequences of cat declawing. I went to the Tampa Bay Humane Society and took footage of the cats that were living there, including kittens and older cats. I also interviewed my mom—who was a volunteer at our local animal shelter for many years and worked with the cats—about the dangers of declawing. I recorded narration and compiled it with the footage to create the film, then put copyright-free music in the background. I really wanted to make a film highlighting what really goes on when one chooses to declaw a cat and how badly it negatively impacts their health, in the hopes that it could change some minds.