I'm a PRODUCER now. (But not really): Photojournalism, Final Cut and Drag Queens

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Look at me! doing important JOURNALISM things. (in my PJ's. Natch)

Last semester I took this awesome class called multimedia journalism that was basically about learning how to use Final Cut to create multimedia presentations around our stories. I've been meaning to post these for AGES now but in the flurry of final projects and exams, I never got around to it. So... TA DA! I can do Final Cut things now. I guess...



Maya Jimnenz: A Profile
This was the first assignment. We had to pair up and produce a profile of our classmate, answering the question "Why do you want to be a photojournalist?". I had a lot of fun shooting and producing it, and it turned out that Maya and I had a lot in common. It was a great assignment and I'm really proud of the results.



Mizery Loves Company
This was my final assignment. For the final, we had to find and produce a story on anything we wanted. Since I am secretly a drag queen, I profiled a drag queen. And she was AMAZING. Funny and charismatic and welcoming. If you're ever in Boston, go see Mizery perform at Jacques' Cabaret. I really enjoyed interviewing Mizery and I'm super proud of this assignment.

We actually did one more as a midterm, but even though I did well on it, I think it's horrible, so I won't show it to you. But a tiny bit of snooping will lead you right to it so... feel free. In any case, I really loved this class because I feel like I have actual skills that I can use in the real world now. I really enjoyed putting these profiles together, and it's honestly something that I'm interested in doing once I get back home. We'll see how that goes. But there are definitely stories worth telling in Trinidad.

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