Closing Artist Statement

Well it’s the end of the semester; my how time flies. At the start of the semester I never made any type of film or audio projects but through all of the projects and assignments that we were given to complete I was able to produce media I never thought I had the knowledge or skill set to create. I had only wanted to promote works of media not create it. But I had a very enriching experience in the world of film and media throughout the semester. I have always had a passion for film, media, and television; they are the main mediums that represent and tell the story of our culture and society. The media is fast paced and something new is always developing which is perfect for my easily bored disposition. During the course of the semester I was able to work in various parts of the media industry and create work which I am proud of.

Moreover, through the content that I created this semester I was able to finally express some of my hidden creativity and I was able to channel it through different forms of media like my sound interview, short film, and various written blog posts. Through my sound interview I got the privilege of sharing a very personal story of one of my classmates and was able to spotlight the all too common social issue of domestic abuse which she had gone through. I was also able to portray my passion for comedy through the short film that I co-created; which showed a very exaggerated and comedic portrayal of registering for classes at Hunter. Producing these assignments gave me the opportunity to be a legitimate media maker and allowed me to explore some of my interests and passions.

Finally, I am graduating this semester and through the skills and knowledge I gained in Media 160 and my great internship at 20^th Century Fox I can leave college proud with my head held high knowing  I can concur the media industry I so desperately so want to be a part of. I am hoping to use all of the work I created this semester as a beginning portfolio while on my job hunt and I hope to nurture and build what I have already created and add even more of my passions and interests to it. This class was the icing on the cake to my last semester in college and I will use all the skills, knowledge and creativity that has been sparked in me to become a great media professional. #mediamogul

Re-edited Interview

https://soundcloud.com/myrslo76-1/interview-2

Final Project - "The Hunger Games"

For my 160 final project I partnered with Abigail Torres. We worked well together on our sound projects, so I was happy we got to work on our video project together. For this project our strategy was to evenly split the tasks. In pre-production Abigail wrote the script and treatment and I used my armature cinematography skills to draw the storyboard. After we got our concept down it was too late to find an actor to be in the film so we decide that I should play the actor. I put the skills from the one acting class I ever took to good use. Since I would be busy acting Abigail directed and shot any scenes that I was in and I shot the detail and environment shots. We also split tasks in post-production; Abigail edited the shots and I came up with the music and sound effects that is used throughout the film.

 Our short film is called the Hunter Games, the title obviously a play on the Hollywood Blockbuster the Hunger Games. We wanted to portray a funny and overdramatic story of something boring and mundane as registering for classes at Hunter. We also wanted to dramatize the issues that Hunter students face with registration every semester. I am featured as the frustrated Hunter student running around campus trying to register for classes before the deadline. Abigail is featured as an extra in one of the shots; Kind of like Stan Lee in every Marvel movie. This film is funny, overdramatic, and a situation that every Hunter student can easily relate to. I am proud of what Abigail and me put together and I want to give special thanks to Flonia for all the help and encouragement along the way.

Thank You and Enjoy!

Tribeca Film Festival

A few weeks ago I went to the Tribeca Film Festival. This event is an extremely popular event founded by Robert De Niro and has become a New York City staple. I always wanted to attend this festival but I either wasn’t in New York or other plans came up at the time. However, this year I was determined to go. Especially since I’m taking 160 which is a film class and since I’m interning at 20^th Century Fox Film, I felt this was the most appropriate time in my life to have an enriching film experience. While at Tribeca I went to see a showing of a documentary called A Faster Horse at The Regal Cinema in Battery Park in the heart of the festival. The theatre itself was beautiful and had such intricate architecture that isn’t found in most movie theatres in New York. It was the perfect location for such a huge artistic event such as Tribeca. I even suggested to my colleagues at my internship that we use that space for future film screenings.

A Faster Horse is about the making of the new 2015 Mustang car. I dragged along a friend and former class mate who is a documentary concentration at Hunter and he suggested this film. This film opened my eyes to something new; which is what I look for in a good film. To me a good film broadens my horizons and shows me a slice of life that I was never aware of before. The film had a very dramatic feel to it and it shows the long strenuous process that goes into making just one model of a car. I never realized how serious the making of a car was. I mean the car literally has to be made perfectly or it can put thousands of lives at risk. This documentary also shows the surprisingly large Mustang fan community who treats the Mustang as if it is a celebrity or a sports team; they have their own conventions and everything.  One of the Mustang fans featured in the film sat in the same showing I was in and she would shriek every time she appeared in a scene; that was so funny. This film turned something like the making of a car that most people don’t even think about into something dramatic and exciting. It gave me a new found appreciation for documentary film style. I really enjoyed my experience at Tribeca and I hope to go back every single year.