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Editing Day
Spent today editing Paper Birds. I’m guessing most my days will look like this leading up to the conference in April. Nothing to see here, folks. Just an aunt and her apprentice. Read more
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Production Day: New PB Film Stills!
We had a production day dedicated exclusively to b-roll this past weekend for Paper Birds. This was the first time seeing myself on screen for this piece where I actually felt like me. Huge shoutout to Reed Donnelly, Spencer Seikel and Amber Stuart for making that possible. Excited for future shoots and to present our… Read more
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The Dichotomy of Preverbal Trauma: Dr. Sizer Dissects Alli’s Case
A quick stich of bites I put together from last October’s interview. My team and I will be meeting with Dr. Sizer again next weekend to film some b-roll. But I digress. I think this brief snippet—more specifically, Dr. Sizer’s ending quote—embodies the emotional heart of Paper Birds from a survivor’s perspective: “I can only… Read more
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The Great Debate: An Inside Look At Gen Z On Antidepressants
It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything, but my piece on antidepressants was published yesterday! While not perfect, the goal was to paint a nuanced portrait of antidepressants specifically as it relates to Gen Z and, more importantly, look beyond our anxieties regarding medicating mentall illness and start to ask ourselves why the practice has… Read more
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My First Grant As a Documentarian!
Sometimes I’m hesitant to share good news because I get scared it’ll cause the pendulum to swing the other way, but I’m a bit too excited for caution today: As 2022 was coming to a close, it felt like things were going wrong left and right. My one and only hard drive failed, losing access… Read more
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High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photo for my Digital Imaging class as a part of my minor in Graphic Communication Technology. HDR photos are a composite image of the same scene taken at (usually) three different exposures: underexposed, overexposed and properly exposed. The images are then merged together in Photoshop. Most cameras cannot capture all the… Read more
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