Final project

Recording Project

The museum of the moving image

On Wednesday March 26th we went on a trip the the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. We met in a large room in the back of the museum and waited for our tour guide. The professor split us into groups of 15 and led us to our guides. The first section we were presented were of Hollywood masks. The most striking to me was the Chewbecca mask that was used in the first Star Wars, A New Hope. He then showed us miniature models of sets and costume designs. Some of the costumes were the originals from the movies, others however were remakes. There was an entire hallway dedicated to cameras that dated all  the way back to the 1890s. It was very interesting to see a real kinetoscope too, which unfortunately wasn't operational.
My favorite part about the trip though were the activities throughout the museum. Our tour guide took us into a small room with a sound board. There we were able to add sounds to the movie titanic, and hear what it sounded like without them. We also got to add our own voice overs to famous films like Coming to America.
When the tour ended my friends and I got to take a look around on our own. We danced for a giant flip book maker and  made our own stop motion films.
The museum of the moving image  was a lot of fun to visit, and I hope to go again with my friends.

Blog 2 - quiet walk

I took a walk along the blue belt park on the south shore of Staten Island. The first thing I noticed was the cold wind, it felt like pins against my face. I walked down the paved road that leads to the field. I heard two dogs barking at one another from neighboring yards. The trees were swaying and their branches hitting one another viciously. There was a rustling in the bushes behind me and it was a doe. The doe had been drinking from the creek near by and ran away once he saw me. I crossed the creek, leaping from rock to rock and followed the paved path further. I passed a construction site luckily no one was working on it at the time. More rustling in the bushes this time it was a much smaller animal, a rabbit or a ground hog I didn't get a good enough look.

Define a Space, 68th Street and 5th Avenue

Artist Statement

As a writer I aim to illustrate my thoughts through words. With words I describe all of the shades, contrasts, dimensions, and depths of my introspective.

My writing is honest, temperamental and relatable. I paint pictures using imagery, of places I believe most of our minds have already gone.

I use photos much like I use words. I photograph people and places that invoke feeling. When photographing someone I try to capture his or her emotions.

I want my photos to promote empathy and understanding along with curiosity.

My art is heavily influenced by Sylvia Plath and Diane Arbus. Like Diane Arbus had, I prefer to use older cameras. I feel much more comfortable with a roll of film and a pen.

In this class I will learn to use video as another medium to express myself through art. I aim to remain honest through documentary film making. In documentary films I admire Ron Fricke especially his ability to tell a story without words, like in Baraka.