Habitualization/Defamiliarization

For the most part, trees go unthought-of. However, we notice them at key transition points. Trees boast of their beauty in the spring. They stand tall while shading us from the scorching sun in the summer. "Peepers" flock to the Northeast to see their picturesque death. And they patiently wait for the warmth to revive them once again.

The first picture is the way I tend to see a tree everyday. It is tall. It has leaves and branches. I either walk under or around it to get where I'm going. The next two pictures take a step back, and a step in to look at the familiar in a different way. The second picture is of a top of a forest, although it could be of a head of broccoli. Us non-winged beings don't often get to see trees from this angle. From this height, I feel bigger than the tree. The last picture is a macro photo of dew on leaves. There's a delicacy to the image, almost as if you so much as breathe too hard, a chorus of tiny watery bells will rain down.

As most people, I take the same route to work every day. With coffee in hand, I walk down the stairs of my apartment, down to the end of my block, down the street to the train. But sometimes, if I'm not in a rush, or not distracted with the day to come, I actually look around to really see my surroundings that have grown so familiar, and so taken for granted

This is me.

Me and my battle axe.

What we were can still define what we are. An interview with Jordan Schmidt.

Honing photography and video editing skills through a creative project - graffiti in Boston

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Project 1 pitch - an art and cultural commentary through the lens of fairy tails

Team: Monika Bankowski, Natali Gingrasfield, Richard Im, Jeremy Lawrence, Mike Pastore, and Michele Saruwatari

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Group project depicting a typical day in the life.

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A retrospective on project 1 an what's in store for what's to come - the future of the future.

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The ruture of the past - how expectations of yesterday played out today

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This is the trailer I created for my original idea for The Future of The Past. BUT, the weekend before it was due, I had an interesting conversation with Enrique Hurtado. He told me about The Hunch and asked if I wanted to join him and Juan. Although I filmed interview footage and created the trailer for my original idea, I was still drawn to The Hunch, and working with Enrique and Juan. After sleeping on it, I decided to join the group!

This is footage from our 15 hour shoot for The Hunch. Crazy that 15 hrs = 5 mins

Please note, there is no sound on this rough cut.
Team: Natali Gingrasfield, Juan Gutierrez, Enrique Hurtado

Team: Natali Gingrasfield, Juan Gutierrez, Enrique Hurtado