Videography & Editing
My editing projects focus on refining storytelling through precise pacing, seamless continuity, and visual cohesion. Working on various projects has strengthened my technical skills in timing, color correction, and sound design while deepening my ability to enhance emotion and narrative flow. Each experience has reinforced my eye for detail and the power of editing in shaping compelling stories.
To capture the essence of my senior year of college, I compiled a collection of photos and videos from friends and my own camera roll to create a personal video diary. While editing, I quickly realized how crucial file naming conventions and organization are to the creative process. With media files in varying formats, sizes, and naming structures, I had to establish a consistent system to efficiently sort, locate, and edit the content. This project not only strengthened my video editing skills, but also reinforced the importance of digital asset management in streamlining workflows and delivering a polished final product.
Senior Year Video Diary
Move Me
For the "Move Me" assignment in my Introduction to Media Production (CA355) class, I created a PSA-style short film about seeing life cinematically. I’ve always had a passion for capturing little moments—the kind most people overlook—so I set out to film quiet, everyday scenes around UW-Madison. I shot basically everything handheld because I wanted to create the feeling for the audience like were right there too—looking at these objects, hearing these sounds, and smelling these things firsthand. I planned locations carefully and shot the footage over a three-day weekend, but by the end, I realized I had made a mistake: I had not properly attached my microphone, and all my audio was unusable. Frustrated but very determined, I retraced my steps, revisited locations, and even asked friends to record sounds for me so I could dub everything manually. Although it was a setback I could have avoided, it taught me an invaluable lesson as a novice filmmaker—always check my equipment and review my footage frequently. To this day, this project remains one of my favorites.
In Editing and Post-production for Video and Film (CA465), I was assigned to create a movie trailer using Adobe Premiere Pro and provided movie files. I demonstrated a range of fundamental editing techniques, including organizing my workflow into bins and creating sub-clips to streamline the editing process. I incorporated titles using the Type tool to add visual context and narrative emphasis throughout the trailer. Freeze frames were strategically placed to highlight key story elements, and I animated footage, titles, and still images using keyframes for added visual interest. All audio and sound used in the final cut was sourced directly from Night of the Living Dead, with selective unlinking and editing to enhance storytelling while maintaining coherence with the original material.