Interview direction
I asked students about their time in the program and helped them talk through their experiences in their own words.
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Teen Gems.
Inside the workshop.
A short marketing piece about a free jewelry-making program for New York City public-high-school students.
- CONTRIBUTIONS
- Interview direction · Cinematography · Lighting · Editing
- MADE FOR
- 92NY
- THE SUBJECT
- Jewelry education for NYC public-high-school students
THE PROGRAM
A semester in
the jewelry workshop.
Teen Gems gives New York City public-high-school students a semester of jewelry-making classes, free of charge. It’s a chance to learn the craft and explore a creative industry.
I directed the interviews, shot and lit the piece, and built the edit around the students and their work.
TEEN GEMS92NY’S FREE JEWELRY-MAKING PROGRAM
Valerie Navarro, a Teen Gems alum, in the jewelry workshop.
MY CONTRIBUTION
A generalist
at work.
Camera + lighting
I shot and lit the interviews in the workshop, keeping the tools and materials in the frame.
Editing
I built the edit around the interviews and footage of students working on their jewelry.