A few years ago, I worked at the now-defunct Timeline.com, a startup dedicated to retelling episodes from history for online audiences. My friend Charlotte brought me on board as a video editor and producer. This was back when people still watched horizontal video on Facebook. I wrote scripts and edited videos, managed freelancers, wrote a […]
Hello Kitty Con 11/31/14 (day turn)
RIP Chris Burden, the creator of Urban Light, Shoot and – my favorite – Metropolis II (2012). I produced this first-person in a day without a light or an editor, as you can tell. I habitually overshoot. But this was one of the few times I remember wishing I had more tape, especially reaction shots. […]
Way back when I walked uphill both ways to my first reporter job at a local public radio station… I liked to experiment with narrator-less first-person style packages. This was one of my first efforts: Office/Gallery, a profile of an artist/insurance salesman who curated art exhibits in his office on the down low. Studio 360 re-ran it three […]
Wildlife Camera Trapping 12/23/14 (original enterprise) Homeless Kids 11/17/14 (day turn) Camarillo Slide 12/12/14 (raw video, breaking news)
When I first started shooting for AP, I did a lot of these “First Person” pieces. They’re fun, and a great way to exercise my shooting and editing muscles.
I shot and edited the video, then I woke up ungodly early on New Year’s morning to cover the parade and write the story below. ‘Real hero’ Sullenberger leads 2010 Rose Parade By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Associated Press Writer PASADENA, Calif. – After a run of celebrity grand marshals, a real American hero led […]
I helped out the Entertainment vertical in the AP’s LA bureau when I could. Scroll down for a story I wrote for the Spanish-language wire. I covered the Latin Grammys for an English-speaking audience, focusing on acts that would interest someone who prefers to read in English but still follows rock en español, reggaeton, cantautores, […]