Videos
This video was released a few days before College Sailing Nationals as a hype video and to give the rest of the country some insight into facility preparation.
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Challenges with this video included gathering shots around town and on site in a timely manner, editing down the footage to no more than a minute in length, and uploading all in a day's time.
The University of Georgia Saxophone Studio was honored to host guest artists Philippe Geiss and Marija Aupy as Duo Ostinato. In the weeks leading up to the joint performance with the duo, the studio prepared the saxophone choir part to three pieces to be performed at the recital.
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Featured above is "Sir Patrick" by Philippe Geiss. I opted to film the dress rehearsal and fine tuning process as it allowed me to walk around the performance hall and on stage to get more attractive shots. I paired it with the official performance recording which gave me a continuous run at high quality to work with. This style prevented the shots from lining up with the audio but I really liked how it turned out as it's much more difficult to see fingers moving in sync with fast notes than it is to see a singer's mouth moving in sync to the words of a song. Very happy with this result!
For this video I was the photographer and videographer for the SAISA (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association) Championships. The event consisted of team racing on Saturday and fleet racing on Sunday, and I challenged myself to see how many photos and Instagram stories I could produce by myself in one weekend, and if I could put out a video on Saturday night to be released on Sunday before racing.
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I was running around constantly getting videos and photos and Instagram story material, but the greatest challenge came with editing this video. For team racing, we had zero wind (a major challenge for videographers to make the sport look exciting) so I took the energetic roll tacks and any bursts of movement, spliced it together, timed it to intense music, and came out with a product that looked like a true championship recap. And I edited it down to a minute in length to make it compatible with Instagram and had it all ready to go on Sunday morning.
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I absolutely pushed myself to the limits this weekend and felt like I needed a break from my break, but now I know what is required to perform an all-encompassing service like this and I'm very grateful for the experience!
Semiannually, the University of Georgia Sailing Team hosts an Open House to give prospective members a look at what the sport is like. They get to meet the team, see the facilities, and try their hand at sailing.
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Difficulties arose with this video in capturing video on an extremely windy day without the use of a camera stabilizer. My equipment was the factor that held me back, but I have clear vision of what I want the footage to look like when I can upgrade my setup!
The University of Georgia Saxophone Studio premiered a very special piece at the biennial North American Saxophone Alliance Conference at Arizona State University back in February, and I made a video to publicize their performance. I filmed during their dress rehearsal in Athens, GA with the goal of garnering attention prior to the conference to boost their audience attendance because the conference offers so many attractions at all times. It was a piece I believed in and a studio that means so much to me, and I wanted to fill the performance hall with as many people as possible. We released the video about four days prior to their performance to allow for adequate circulation and sharing.
Featured above is a recap of the Special Olympics Sailing Regatta held annually in Charleston, SC.
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Challenges with this project really existed in the sequence of events. If I wanted a short video to hold audience's attention, I had to move the weekend's events out of order. To an onlooker, the video makes sense chronologically but to those who were there, the events are not in the order in which they happened. Typically I like to edit chronologically, but I had the viewer's experience in mind and didn't want to produce a 10 minute video. Many renditions were tried and I'm happy with how it turned out! Keeping it short is always the right move on social media.
This is another highlight video from a fall Open House hosted by the University of Georgia Sailing Team. The biggest challenge with this video was making a windless day look remotely exciting on film. The water was glassy for most of the day which presents many difficulties for videographers.
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I wound up cruising by the boats on a motorboat so it appeared as though they were flying by me, and I used fast cuts and action moments to keep things lively and exciting.
Ali Schwertfeger was the 2019 recipient of the Jim Rousmanierre award for Student Leadership and was inducted into the College Sailing Hall of Fame.
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I wanted to produce a video to give her a platform to speak on her accomplishments and give the rest of the country some insight as to why she was awarded the honor.
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Challenges included not having my audio system on hand and having to shield my internal DSLR microphone from wind and position our shots accordingly. We had to check each shot to ensure the audio was clear, so that took unnecessary time in the gathering of material, but the product turned out nicely!
The performance with Philippe Geiss and Marija Aupy of Duo Ostinato was a big event at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, so I put together a video recording the rehearsal process to get people excited about the recital and masterclass. Because it was rehearsal footage, I chose royalty free music as not to "air out dirty laundry" for the public to see.
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Filming at rehearsals and dress rehearsals as stated before is one of my favorite ways to gather material. I'm able to get interesting shots without interrupting performances and the audience's experience.
Similar to the Special Olympics Sailing Regatta video above, but this was produced in 2018 and before my knowledge of how to adjust timelines for shorter videos. Now comparing the two styles together, I like my new editing style much better but I'm thankful for the growth I've experienced and for this video to show me where I came from!