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I've always felt so enamored by lonely areas. Streets shut down for the day, abandoned buildings, empty houses. The contrast between the bountiful life that once existed and the stark silence that has now taken its place always fills me with some type of peace, and I like to take photos of these places so that others can experience this feeling as well.

I was fully inspired by 80's music videos, and film in the 80's. The piece for me represented a homage to the Pet Shop boys while also giving me the chance to practice my premier pro skills. The video was make with my Nikon camera, however there was a lot of post production editing. For example I had to add noice and colour emboss to the video to make it look pixelated. I also changed the video frame size, added effects from story blocks and edit all the clips together in order to create a story.

This piece was created using the etching process on black scratchboard paper. Hatching, shading, and close attention to shadows and depth were all used in the making of this black and white Padlock design. Heavy inspiration for the theme and the overall look came from Salvador Dali, a Spanish painter in which captured the construct of time and relativity in a very interesting way with the melting clocks on his art. I wished to show the wear and tear of the padlock with the strong shading in the areas in which are mostly used throughout my 4 years in High School. This piece conveys the idea that, such a simple component of ones life can hold much significance and symbolism when paid close attention. This padlock may seem small and menial, but the message behind it is grand. It represents my journey through High School, my daily use, how important it was in the process of my daily routine, and how quickly it seemed to have warn down though it had been 4 years. This Padlock demonstrates the construct of time and how something in detail can speak volumes for how time flies when close attention is forgotten about. "it'll all go by so fast" people often told me, my inspiration for this piece came from the simple testament to this one statement presented.

This piece is a photograph of a subway station in Manhattan. I loved the intricacy and industrialism of the tubing on the top, compared with the yellow tile on the bottom of the stairway.  It also reminds me of the trip, as it was my first international trip with only my friends. Greenwich ave and Christopher street.

I was inspired by my own personal style, I wanted to incorporate my own symbols and style into a coordinated outfit. It was made with thrifted garments that I altered with paint, embroidery, beads, studding, and shirt cutting techniques!

More photos to come…

This film took just over 6 months to complete and went on to receive 1st place and Viewer's Choice awards at Cross Cuts Film Festival. This film gave me my first taste of what media production can be and really kicked in my passion for media.