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LICENCED FOOL
"Licenced Fool" is a video essay I created for my "creative cultures in context'" final project. I discuss my love for comedy and the deeper, meaningful effects of laughter and humor using my favorite comedians and their personal experiences as examples. One of my proudest projects, given the time and effort it took for me to make it. I also think it's a perfect showcase of my skills as a writer, editor, comedian, animator, and artist, and shows my versatility as a creator.
My Credits: Writing, Editing, drawing, Animation, narration
NINA ON THE STREET
"Nina on the Street" was my attempt at exposure therapy for my social anxiety. But mostly, it was a project for one of my "foundations" courses at SCAD. I wanted to try my hand at a remote segment like Conan O'Brien and Eric André managed to produce so well. It's certainly not as easy as they make it out to be. However, I'm proud of myself for pushing through and managing to get a silly video out of it regardless.
My credits: Writing, Editing, Directing, Performing
FILM 232
"Film 232" is a comedy short I wrote, directed, and starred in with a few of my classmates in Film 232, an introduction class to working with lighting and cameras. My professor liked it a lot more than I thought he would and said he wanted to show this to incoming students when they start the class in upcoming quarters. That was a nice little confidence boost. As for the upcoming students, well... I can't say this short is very reassuring that they'll have a flawless experience.
My Credits: Writing, editing, directing, performing
INTERROGATION
This is a recreation of a scene from the video game THE QUARRY, originally starring Siobhan Williams as Laura Kearney and Ted Raimi as Travis HacketT. This was an exercise for my FILM 328 class, which was an intro to directing actors. We collaborated with performing arts students to recreate two-person scenes of the director's choice. I even managed to get Siobhan's attention on Twitter when I sent this her way, and she was very complimentary of our work. She Said we did better than she and Ted did. I don't believe her, But it was a super sweet thing to say, regardless.
My Credits: Directing, editing, lighting
THE BAIT
My final for my Film 328 class. This time, I partnered with grad student actors to recreate a scene from ASH VS EVIL DEAD, Originally starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams and Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar. We were challenged with a lack of a good spot to film as well as time constraints, but all things considered, it turned out alright. I passed the class so that counts for something, right?
My Credits: Directing, Editing
SQUATTER
"Squatter" is a horror short I made for one of my last classes at SCAD– an elective horror movie class. I was under the impression this class was a seminar, but it turns out that was a mistake on the registration site, and we were going to actively make horror films in this class. That wasn't exactly what I signed up for. However, I made a couple of friends I clicked with in the class, and we worked on three horror shorts together. This is the one I wrote and directed for our last short, which was supposed to depict the theme of "terror". I also played the role of the possessed corpse. Truly The role of a lifetime.
My credits: Writing, directing, editing, sound design, SFX makeup, performing