This is a short film I made for my Video 30 class, and it’s about a boy who struggles moving a load of boxes up the stairs. When he tries to take more than he can carry, he fails. When he takes one at a time, he realizes he will never finish as it will take forever. How will he fix this problem? Generally this is a metaphor for how people get weighed down by all their duties in life and have trouble finding ways to tackle them. Not my best but it served its purpose for my first Video project of this semester. This was filmed with the Canon EOS 60D at 24fps, utilizing a 50mm 0.45m/1.5ft lens and an EFS 18-200mm 0.45m/1.5ft lens. Much like Canon 7d short films, the 60D films in 1080p HD video. Edited and colour corrected in Final Cut Pro. Directed, filmed, & edited by Akash Sherman Starring: Tim Choy Songs used: “No Cars Go” – Maxcence Cyrin (cover or Arcade Fire) “Kids” – Maxcence Cyrin (cover of MGMT) The songs used in this video are not mine and I do not claim that they are my property. They are the property of the artists listed above. I merely am using them to embellish my own work while crediting them and advertising it.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Title: UNDOCUMENTED Total Running Time: 19 mins 32 secs Published March 09, 2011 The University of Texas at Austin Social Issue Filmmaking Professor Paul Stekler TA: John Moore FALL 2010 Undocumented immigrants include a large number of everyday people whose lives appear virtually indistinguishable from those of other ordinary Americans. In Texas, 1 in 10 children has an undocumented parent and the vast majority of these children are US citizens. The families of undocumented immigrants live under the constant fear of breaking up or being severely disrupted if one of the heads of the household is detained or deported. For these individuals the American dream is only a façade that could disappear at any moment. The Ramirez family is a typical Latino family living in Austin, Texas. Both parents work, pay income and property taxes, and provide for their family. The home they own is located in a middle-class, south Austin neighborhood, only a short distance from the public schools their two daughters attend. Living in the US for over 15 years, Esther and David Ramirez are dedicated parents who wish only the best for their children and for their adopted country. The Ramirez girls, both US citizens, live typical American preteen lives, busy with school and after-school activities and already planning for college. Arizona’s anti-immigration law SB1070 was designed to increase the arrest and deportation undocumented immigrants. A number of bills patterned after SB1070 have been …