Published July 25, 2016 at ZekeFilm. Maker of Modern Fairy Tales Dead at 81 “I believe in fairy tales, and I believe other people do, too.” –Garry Marshall When I was 7 (almost 8, thank you very much), I saw The Princess Diaries in one of the front rows of a theatre with my dad. Though he covered …
Published July 11, 2016 at ZekeFilm. “If there’s something strange in your neighborhood…” DIRECTOR: IVAN REITMAN/1984 As a child of the ‘90s, my experience with Ghostbusters has been limited to the Ray Parker Jr. theme song for most of my life. Even though I hadn’t watched that movie with Bill Murray and those other jumpsuited guys, I knew …
Published June 10, 2016 at ZekeFilm. Me Before You Isn’t the Movie It’s Marketing “After the Show” is our spoiler-friendly way of talking about movies at ZekeFilm. In this article, plot twists and hidden details of Me Before You are potentially discussed. DIRECTED BY THEA SHARROCK/2016 Let me tell you something the marketing for Me Before You …
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Published on RoundTrip.blog on March 27, 2017. RoundTrip is a travel blog with a conversational tone dedicated to helping readers discover new places to love and new ways to make travel more enjoyable. If you want to know what you need to pack in a carryon, don’t worry—Pinterest has about 50 bazillion options of what …
Originally published Oct. 28, 2014 on HelloGiggles.com. Within a week, the post received more than 930 likes and 135 shares on Facebook, 45 retweets, and 75 notes on Tumblr . [A round of applause for Amy Poehler! Her much-anticipated memoir, Yes, Please, came out today and it's power-packed with great advice for women. No surprise …
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Published in the 2013 edition of Taylor University’s yearbook, The Ilium. This photography was recognized as the 2nd place News Photography for Division II Yearbooks by the 2014 Indiana Collegiate Press Association. One of my goals in photojournalism is to creatively capture both the highlights and behind-the-scenes moments of events. Sometimes this is achieved easily with a single image, but some …
Designed for the Taylor University Taylor Fund and 2014 senior class council. After several years of absence, Taylor University reintroduced the the practice of senior gifts in 2013. A year later, they were still figuring out how to market an unfamiliar idea to students. The goal of the Taylor Fund and the 2014 class council was participation from …
Designed for the Taylor Fund’s introduction to the new Parent & Grandparent Fund. The Taylor Fund raises over $2 million each year for Taylor University student scholarships. The Taylor Fund introduced a new portion of its fundraising in the spring of 2014, called the Parents & Grandparents Scholarship Fund. This brochure was created to assist Regional Directors …
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Designed with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign for Taylor University's art and literary journal, Parnassus. All visual and written artworks are copyright their respective owners. Three photos in this selection are my own. As a new member of the Parnassus staff, I wanted to breathe new life into a publication with a reputation for quality artwork but that …
My fall semester was a whirlwind! Although I took fewer courses, I kept busy returning as editor-in-chief of the yearbook and adding a new internship and a position as lead designer for the school's art and literary journal (Parnassus). Here are just a few highlights from the semester: September: I kicked off my internship with …
Published Dec. 25, 2013 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Blizzards, reindeer, and snowmen sound like classic elements for a Christmas movie. …
Photographed at Taylor University's annual show, Nostalgia Night, featuring performances of classic hits. Several of these photos were published in the 2013 edition of Taylor University's yearbook, The Ilium.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep13jjH2I5s Created for the Taylor Fund of Taylor University, which raises $2 million each year for scholarships. The Taylor Fund includes a student interview series on its website each year. The theme for the 2013-14 was "The Taylor Experience.” This video featured student Austin Smith and highlighted his unique major and the TU academic experience. While planning, …
This blog post was published on Reliv International's blog on June 28, 2013. I also contributed to the Pinterest tie-in. Image courtesy of Reliv. When temperatures and prices for gas and food are all skyrocketing, it may seem like summer can’t come without cost to your health and pocketbook. If you’re struggling to find fun …
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