CRV by Me

Our process piece was the process of giving birth, an essential process for all humanity. The audio was recorded by Nicole during the event, with an added heart rate monitor sound effect as well as other hospital sounds to further clarify and enhance the setting of the birth in the hospital. The piece starts out right before the nurses have the mother start to push. The “beginning” of the process begins as the nurse tells her that she is having a contraction and she should start the labor process. As she begins to push, there is commentary throughout from doctors, the mother, the father, the mother-in-law, and the nurses as they all coach the mother and encourage her during her progression. The effort of pushing continues to the climax of the piece - the moment the baby emerges, and concludes with the resolution of hearing the baby crying and well. Because the recording was done previously, the project entailed detailed editing of the hour or so of original footage to showcase the ...

Click on this link:  Clair de Lune   to hear the music associated with this project as you scroll. I was brave. I was daring, and though the future wasn't always clear for me, I was ready to take it on. I knew that I had empty canvas in front of me; one I could fill will whatever I wanted, and I knew who I was well enough to understand that I could do anything - even things that others thought to be impossible. Knowing who I was was the only way I survived. The only way I progressed. It was possible because I KNEW who I was. And one of the primary ways I expressed who I was, was through music. Particularly through playing my emotions through the keys of a piano. However, when I was 16, I lost my memory due to an unexpected 8-minute grand mall seizure. Everything was gone. This project shows the story of my loss of memory as well as finding a renewed sense of self.  I chose this song because it was the first thing I remember...

Stories are absolutely crucial to maintaining a high quality of life. We are our own story, and we choose what happens in that story. We also choose how to tell it - social media, family gatherings, voice memos on our iPhones, blogs, journals, etc. - or not tell it. Whether or not we choose to share, we are still writing our own stories.  I have always cherished the art of storytelling. It only takes me seeing a film 2 times all the way through to have it completely memorized from start to finish - a photographic memory skill that helps in no way whatsoever in the world of academia, but I still hold it at high value - and those films stay with me and influence my own story frequently! I love telling my story through film, and I hope to continue doing so for the rest of my life.  This was my first camera - Mnemosyne. She is named after the Greek goddess of memory (mother to the muses who are the goddesses of creativity). I have used her for many a project, and I am so ...