My Scholarship entry - Through Local Eyes

brianm — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:37:32 GMT

Every friend and traveler that visits me in San Diego gets the same answer to that legendary question, "What should I do while I'm in town?" Coronado my friend, take a bike to the island! The Silver Strand that connects this otherwise island to mainland California is a natural wonder gifted to humanity. And the paved bike path is a gift to the adventure seeking cyclists everywhere. Nine miles of zero elevation, no traffic and beautiful beaches on both sides. The cyclists of the world needed to know about this sacred path. Thinking about all those oblivious cyclists, I grabbed my camera and shot a short video about the bike route, where to grab a beer after and how to cross the bay back to the mainland.

I'm a graduate of a video production school and continue to study broadcast news production at my community college. Mostly, I shoot community stories to generate content for a hyperlocal community webpage.

I envision producing stories that examine diverse cultures, but allow people to present their own culture and perspective. An opportunity to do just that, while learning from a professional in the field, and expanding my vision sounds like the opportunity of a lifetime.

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry

brianm — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:06:21 GMT

The subject of my video is the community I live in. I wanted to explore multiple aspects of this community. Most of the residents in this densely populated urban community are low-income families that have migrated in search of work or sought refuge from their home country because of war or ethnic prosecution. I was able to show how the youth of these neighborhoods are attempting to transform this community by embracing diversity and generating new ideas to make the area a healthier place to live.

Currently, I am speaking with other community members, searching for new stories about the struggles people have in their daily lives and what they are doing to improve their quality of life in this community.

Through documentary video making I want to tell personal stories of struggle, successes and failures as a way to not only entertain but to educate and share information. I have been able to create interesting stories about the surrounding areas I live in. However, I have not had the opportunity or resources to challenge myself on creating a story about a location I have never been. This scholarship would provide that opportunity and help me shape my craft.

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My Scholarship entry - Through Local Eyes

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry