Haley Undecided

Expert and Amateurs with Jenny Simpson

Chalk Memories

Many people look at a basement as a place to store their things, however, in my house it is a place to store memories. Every piece of writing, drawing, and carving helps to document the great times I had in my basement. They each can tell a story and behind every story lies a great memory. This documentary takes an interesting look into the depths of my basement and helps to explain the significance it has to me personally. The memories of all the good times I had in my basement will always remain close to me, and the chalk/carvings just remind me of all the great times I had in it. The chalk and carvings are a unique way of telling this story that helps to convince the audience rather than just tell them about all of the great times I’ve had in my basement. B-roll is another very important part of this documentary and was hopefully a good guide throughout. This documentary uses a variety of stills that helps to give the audience a better feel for this piece and to help capture all the great memories I’ve had in my basement. Each piece of writing/carving can tell the audience much about my personality and the personalities of the people I associate with. It’s really up to audience to interpret how important my basement is to me. The chalk and carvings will fade away one day, but the memory of my basement will always remain. Through this documentary I hope to preserve the memories of my basement and be able to pass them down to others.

Final Project

My Final Project is Called "The Real Me". The project is just over 5 minutes long. I wanted to make a project that meant a lot to me and was very personal. So I chose to approach this project as an interview. I interviewed myself and was very intimate. My project is for anyone who wants to know who I am on the inside. When I got here to SIU last semester I didn't know a lot of people and now that I have been here for a semester, I think it's time that people got to see the Jasmine on the inside; like beneath the surface. I chose to use a close up shot for all of my interview footage. A close up shot is intimate and is meant to show emotion. The factor that makes my video different from any other video is that I'm giving the viewers a closer look at me. I start off he video by giving you my background information, then I go into my family and Friends, and my hobbies, and favorite things. I believe this project is like a hybrid between, informational, personal and a documentary. I'm giving you personal information in an interview format, but not only that; I'm sharing my most inner thoughts, and things that I have struggled with throughout my entire life. Like family, self-esteem, and how I think. This project is very dear to my heart, because I've never wanted too open myself up to the world. I've always wanted to stay inside my little shell, but know the time has come for the world to see the real Jasmine Vickers and I'm ready to show them

Final Project - Chalk Memories

final project blurb

This film will answer the question who is Mary Hobbs? The other students in class have gotten to know a little bit about me throughout the semester but this film will give them an in depth look. Ever wonder what high school was like for me? I will give everyone a glimpse into my past so they can see what made me who I am today. So now that you know about my past what are my plans for the future? What do I like, what don’t I like, what things make me tick? All of these questions will be answered in this film. From heart-felt family photos to soothing background music and actual footage from my high school athletic career this film will give you an intimate look at who I am. And what better place to answer all these personal questions than the most intimate place available: my dorm room. This piece will be told in documentary style. I will be the key interview in the film and as I’m talking I cut away to various footage and pictures. I will answer a list of predisposed questions that I feel paints a clear picture of who I am for the audience. From the opening scene to the credits this film will keep the audience entertained.

Final Project is called Hard to concentrate.

Okey dokey so my project will be a display of the different things around us which cause noise. Both in the sense of sound and actual distraction in our lives. In addition to going over scenes from dark and barely seeable to overexposed I will have music and talking keyed up to certain footage. As the piece progresses there will be more color and sound culminating in a hard to follow collage of the running together of time and noise both visual and audio. The ending will be the reverse of confused however it will be a clear cut set of shots in nature with nat sound some soft music and simple narration. So the piece will hopefully near the climax make it hard to concentrate on any one thing due to so much going on. i'll be using all of the five minutes to let it stew and grow.