Gabriella DiazPost 9: The Magic of Post-ItsYou know, sometimes I’m grateful for online school. I don’t have to worry about my outfit, I can get a snack when I’m hungry, but most of…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWriting 150 Spring 2021Post 8: On Fourth Wall BreaksI don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve seen a lot of fourth wall breaks in comedy these last few years. Of course, this technique has…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
Gabriella DiazPost 7: The Screens of the Past & De-Aging During COVID-19This pandemic has been tough for everyone, but it’s also brought a ton of people more in touch with themselves. All of those months locked…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWriting 150 Spring 2021Post 6: “Epic Rap Battles of History” & Why I Can Never Escape The Effects of Two Rapping White…One fateful night in 2012, I was on Skype (remember that?) with a friend of mine. We’d been on Skype for a few hours by this point, and I…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWriting 150 Spring 2021WP4Escaping the Room That is This Semester & Figuring Out My Own BrainMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Gabriella DiazPost 5: The Difficulties of Recreating A Scene That’s Already Been Done Before By Professional…Recently, I was given an assignment for my cinematography elective to recreate a scene from a film, TV show, or commercial. It sounded like…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Gabriella DiazPost 4: The Love of My Life, Stella the CarA few weeks ago, I decided to drive seven hours up to Portland, Maine to pick up my older sister so she could spend some time with the…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWriting 150 Spring 2021WP 2: Project FEELFor my WP 2, I decided to hone in on a selection of five films I have made in the past few years, three from 2018 and two from 2020. Not…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWP 2: Project FEELFilm as an Explanation: “Bulletproof” (2018) and “Saying Goodbye” (2020)Inspired by the gun control movement following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, Bulletproof (2018)…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Gabriella DiazinWP 2: Project FEELFilm as a Language: “Guilt” (2018) and “you” (2020)Guilt (2018) and you (2020) are similar to my previous post about Film as an Explanation, but with an extra degree of separation from…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021