Ramblings on Animation

I am so fascinated by the immense world of possibilities that animation opens up for visual storytelling. New types of characters, unreachable locations, and otherwise unattainable camera angles and lighting effects make animation a unique venue for telling outlandish, yet totally relatable stories. For a class this past spring, I wrote a paper on this subject. Click here to read my paper.

Graphic Design: The Corner

I did some more design work this summer using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign CS6. This was a fun project that now hangs on the front of my family's new pizzeria.

OHIO Women Through the Decades

I helped edit this documentary as a practicum with Ohio University in the summer/fall of 2013. My tasks included scouring the old Ohio University yearbooks and archives for photos and video footage, as well as working from a script to cut and arrange interviews, and then editing in Final Cut Pro 7. It was a great project, and I'm thankful to Andie Walla for allowing me to work on it with her.

Students' Views on Leadership

This is one of the videos I was assigned to produce while working for University Communications and Marketing at Ohio University. I helped operate the camera for some of the exterior student shots. I also organized and conducted some of the interviews, which was a great experience for me. And I chose music, designed the look of the chapter intros, and edited the footage in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. A great project, and I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to work with UCM as a PACE student during Spring semester.

A few other videos I helped with at UCM:
Word on the Street: Student Leadership (I did the editing, as well as some camera work)
Giving Back is Automatic for OHIO Athletics Department Staffer (I helped edit)
Word on the Street: Volunteering (I conducted the interviews)
The OHIO Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Program (I helped set up camera and lights)

Inspirational Video - Patience and Perseverance

This is a found film for a class project. All video clips and music were found on YouTube, and everything was patched together in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Joyce Meyer is the speaker. Look for her on YouTube!

Music Video - Try

This was a found film project for MDIA 1020. The song "Try" was performed by Pink, and the video footage was all found on the internet. Everything was patched together in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

Short Script - Cats in Cannes

This is a story about two French, crime-fighting cats, Felipe and Luis, who risk their lives to rescue a stolen diamond. It's the first script I've written specifically for animation. It was a great class project, and I really enjoyed receiving feedback on it from my instructor and classmates. Click here to read my short script.