A look into my writing, videography, and visual storytelling.
Interviewing is my speciality! For these portfolio items, I researched stories, handled shoot coordination, and produced end-to-end segments. This included on-site and off-site location scouting, facilitating and shooting interviews, gathering b-roll, and editing graphics.
Tools: Sony A7 III, Final Cut Pro, Adobe CC
Realistic revitalization: Students create new vision for historic Hamilton neighborhood
This story earned first place in digital media for the 2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards.
Standing at the corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, Radhames “Rady” De Leon surveys the old houses, small businesses and worn streets near the heart of Hamilton’s 2nd Ward. He leans against a crumbling ledge belonging to the former Neal’s Cafe. Neal’s closed a few years back for a space close to the city’s central business district.
“A lot of people wish they would have stayed,” De Leon said. “Honestly, I think it was just a better business opportunity.”
It’s been months since the Miami University senior walked these streets. On this day, his visit is reflective and hopeful. In February, the city of Hamilton approached Miami’s department of geography about developing a proposal to revamp the struggling ward. De Leon and 10 other students in advanced urban planning took on the project. He starts describing the class’s ideas when an older man, who’s been in the neighborhood for about 60 years, rides up on a bicycle.
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A mission to give back the result of some "much-needed" guidance
One student's journey to the Peace Corps
All you can bring are two 50-pound suitcases. Addie Joson (Miami ’19) hasn’t started packing, but she has a loose list of necessities to take in January.
“Bug spray, peanut butter...” she laughed. “I’ve definitely got my priorities straight.”
It took months to get clearance, but when the official Peace Corps acceptance arrived, she wondered if she’d signed up too soon. The 27-month assignment in Ecuador limits family contact and discourages visits home – a considerable change for the first-generation American who leaves behind an inseparable Filipino family.