Project Details

The Celebration Artist

Project type: Semester-long class assignment

My Role: Interviewer, Story Lead, Assistant Camera‍ ‍

Resources: Sony FX3, Sony A7III, zoom recorder, lavalier mics, boom mic, portable LED lighting panels

Awards: New York Press Association, AEJMC Festival of Visual and Interactive Media

This documentary project was my first foray into professional video work. Our class was divided into groups and placed with a local news organization that we would produce a short documentary for. Once our subject was selected, I began to research who she is and what she has accomplished over her life in order to craft a narrative that we could build through interviews, archival content, and newly captured footage. The production process was, admittedly, a little difficult at times, with several reshoots and a few technical errors. However, these struggles taught me important lessons about how to stay organized, prepared, and professional.