Artist Statement
I was brought up with an art background by drawing and
painting; but now I have been testing my skills with cinematography. I don’t have a large library of footage that
I can be proud of yet, but this is just the start of my work since I just
invested in a DSLR to film my own personal work and to improve on my skills as
a cinematographer. This whole year was
the first time I have been able to get behind a camera and try to capture a
story from narrative storytelling and everyday life.
I would personally like to work more on trying to capture a
more realistic/documentary style of cinematography. After getting to film on campus during game
day, it made me want to capture true to life footage with a stylized approach. VICE
is what comes to mind when I think of a similar style that I would like to try
because of what I have seen in their documentaries. I would personally like to do this kind of
film making as a hobby when I travel and go to events; which I could upload
them to a place like YouTube which could entertain some, while testing my own
skills.
I personally have more dedication in being an editor, but I
will continue to try and understand all aspects of film making and grow to
understand what areas I enjoy working on the most. I have been offered to work with local musicians
on helping them edit footage that they have for music videos, but I would like
to see if I can help with the actual cinematography of future projects because
music is a very different form of filming then what I have done so far. I have
learned a lot about cinematography this year, but I will continue to experiment
as I learn and master the basics of filming to find a personal style of my own.
Hi Nick! I really liked your stuff out on the quad. You captured the energy of a game day very well. Great stuff and I can't wait to see what you do in the future!
ReplyDeleteI really like your interview with the tuba player. Did you do that with all natural light or did you use a bounce card?
ReplyDeleteThe tuba player was all natural light.
Deletewell edited and produced work. good job.
ReplyDeleteSome very captivating shots of the quad! I particularly love the one of the hats on the ground. It really gives them life and some sort of greater importance.
ReplyDeleteI love the theme of your reel..
ReplyDeleteTo be just starting out with filming you are definitely making the right moves. That pan across in front of denny chimes was really smooth, way to go. I could definitely see you on the documentary side of filmmaking, and I know exactly what you mean about seeing yourself in editing moreso (because me too).
ReplyDeleteYou should send your musician friends to Nat and I! We've both expressed interest in working on music video projects and I would love to help with that (as would Nat I'm sure).
Best of luck and keep up the good work! Enjoy your new camera.
this was the makings of a finely tuned instrument you can tell you care about what you do.
ReplyDeleteThe shots of game day ad a goof bit of energy. I feel like you should go to concert festivals during the summer and shot footage of those and make doc films of those.
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