SHORT FILMS
Enjoy the short video projects I helped produce, both fictional and nonfictional.
Visual Anthropology Part 2: Why Use Visual Anthropology?Director: Emily Baker
Producer: Slightly Problematic Editor: Emily Baker Volume 2, Episode 2 of Slightly Problematic video content in which Emily, a contributing content creator, defines her role as a local, applied anthropologist with a camera. She brings examples from her own research, and explains the importance hyper-local storytelling, place-making and self-ethnography. Text version with citations found here. Learn more at https://www.slightlyproblematic.net/ |
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Visual Anthropology Part 1: What is Visual Anthropology?Director: Emily Baker
Producer: Slightly Problematic Editor: Emily Baker Volume 2, Episode 1 of Slightly Problematic video content in which, Emily describes the roots of visual anthropology and the three types of visual data: ethnographic film, research film, and visual ethnography. Text version with citations found here. Learn more at https://www.slightlyproblematic.net/ |
Denver FIrefighters Museum Presents: Wildfire Mitigation in the Rocky MountainsDirector: Emily Baker
Producer: Denver Firefighters Museum Editor: Emily Baker The Colorado Rocky Mountains experience many wildfires which damage landscape, homes, and belongings. More importantly, it puts mountain residents in danger. Use these tips compiled by the Denver Firefighters Museum to keep your family and home as safe as possible during a wildfire. Research provided by the Colorado State University Forest Service and Cooperative Natural Resource Series. |
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INSIDE INTERPRETATION: BEHIND THE SCENES OF EXHIBIT INSTALLATIONDirector: Emily Baker
Producer: Digital DUMA Films, University of Denver Editor: Emily Baker Filmed at the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, members of the class Exhibit Development spent multiple class periods building an exhibit from scratch for temporary display. This time-lapse documents the process put into making a small exhibit. |
NORTH TO ME: INTERGENERATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES IN A CHANGING CITYDirector: Emily Baker
Producers: Alix and Amber, North High School Editor: Emily Baker A collaboration between North High School and University of Denver Department of Anthropology, "North To Me" captures the memories of six Denver residents with ties to North High. Staff and fellow students sit down with student filmmakers to discuss North Denver's rapid development, and how that impacts their school. |
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THE ALIENDirector: Emily Baker
Producer: Digital DUMA Films, University of Denver Editors: Emily Baker, Vonna Wolf An independent piece from the director's thesis work, "The Alien" tests the use of identity in storytelling with self-identified alien and audio engineer Vonna. Follow her and her classmates produce music alongside discussions about Vonna's own experiences with gender. |
The Welder: An Artistic Piece About a CraftspersonDirector: Emily Baker
Producer: Emily Baker Editor: Emily Baker Starring mechanical engineer Alex Shannon, this was my final project for the class Video Editing 1. Our assignment was to create a piece of cinematic art, whether that had to deal with art or was created in an artistic way. I considered the art featured at an engineering school and decided to pursue the craft of welding and its craftspeople. I do not claim any right to the music featured in this piece. |
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It's That Simple: Minimal Script, Open InterpretationDirector: Kendal Gardner
Producer: Tempest Cameron, Kendal Gardner Editor: Emily Baker, Sam Crosby For Video Editing 1, we were given a script of limited words that we had to create an environment and storyboard for and then film and edit together a cohesive video story. We interpreted the script as a how-to guide for swing dancing that goes desparately wrong. |