A day with Vanessa Rae Jamison

For my video class I filmed this video of Vanessa Rae Jamison dancing at the World Trade Center in Portland, OR. I wanted to make a video that was very elegant and simple. Vanessa did a great job dancing and I am so grateful she came out to let me film her. I know by the end of the day (about 5 hours later) she was pretty exhausted!

I filmed this video with the Canon 5d Mark II which is such an amazing camera! This was my first time filming with the Mark II, and I am amazed at how quickly I picked it up! I have definitely fallen in love with it! I experimented a lot with going in and out of focus, which you'll see a lot in the video. I hope you love it as much as I do!

And I want to congratulate Vanessa, who has recently graduated high school and is headed off to California to live her dream! I wish you all the success and happiness, and look forward to seeing where you end up in life!



Filmed and edited by: Kara Santa Ana
Assisted by: Alex Perry
Performed by: Vanessa Rae Jamison
Music: Coldplay - Fix you (Datsik remix)
Location: The World Trade Center, Portland, OR
Date Created: May 23, 2012

I also had the pleasure of doing a photoshoot with Vanessa! Here are a couple of her images from the shoot. She is absolutely stunning!