Year: 2017
Research Paper: Persuasion of the Yes Men, a Film Analysis
Heather Haynsen COMSTRAT 561 Yes Men Film Analysis May 21, 2017 In his commentary of The Yes Men Fix the World, Reuben Stern poses many ethical questions. “First†he asks, “is the Yes Men’s use of deception to raise awareness of larger civic issues justifiable†(p. 311)? Surely the Yes […]
Back to (Grad) School
When I first began video editing, I felt that story craft was a linear process from production and through to editing. I believed that my footage was like a slab of marble and that my purpose as an editor was to sculpt it down into the form that it was […]
Upwork Editing: DR12 Coffee Roaster
Upwork (formerly Elance) has been a great source of additional income for me over the past decade. I enjoy the breadth of projects available on the platform, and I never know what type of video I’ll be hired for next. This small job from Germany company Datgen Roasters took me […]
Honeymoon Photographs: Iceland (Reykjavik to Diamond Beach)
Matthew and I got into a bit of a debate whether I should bring my camera on our outdoor adventure of a honeymoon. The compromise was that we needed to enjoy our honeymoon first and foremost; photographs were a distant second priority. We discussed wanting to visit Iceland on one […]
Sometimes, I Don’t (Get to) Edit
In December, the same team that traveled to New Mexico for their School Marketing Video went to Oklahoma to film a short video on switching schools mid-year. All of our shoots were spread out in the suburbs, so most of what I remember from Oklahoma is the highway, but we […]
Another School Video + First Business Trip!
In early November I traveled with my manager and our marketing liaison to Albuquerque to film our last school marketing video of the year. The idea is to film one school event/field trip and to do B-Roll with a student at home, and that’s exactly what we did. The field trip […]