Discovering Kris

2018 DP Reel Spring 2018 REEL from Kristin Whitely on Vimeo . Artist Statement Growing up, I always had a passion for film, but I didn’t know of anyone who made it a career. It was discouraging to want to do something, but not being able to talk to someone about it. I took a leap of faith. I knew the only thing that would make me happy is to chase my dreams of being a cinematographer one day. So I did, and I’m beyond blessed that God put me here at UA to start my journey. Someone once said that understanding how to tell a story with a camera is one of the essential concepts of filming. Visual storytelling for me is an outlet to express myself. I love capturing nature at its finest. Although I have a lot to learn, I’m ecstatic to create works of art with meaning. My dream is to one day have my name on the credits of a film. That’s what I’m aiming the most. Right now, it’s harder than I thought, but I won’t give up. Moving forward, I plan to continue the skills of a c...

Reflection Paper
 In the JCM Advanced Videography class, I have expanded my knowledge of new things, such as how to operate new cameras and lighting. With the camera, I’ve learned the camera settings, such as camera format, shutter speed, changing the iris, how to white balance, and knowing what lenses I would need for my shoot. All these things are essential to understanding. I also learned motivated movements, such as the Glide tracks, Slyders, Spider dolly, fig rigs, vest, and the Shape shoulder mounts. My favorite camera movement gear would have to be the shoulder mount because it was the easiest to use. It's important to know ways to utilize camera movement. lighting was important to discuss and understand as well.  I didn't know that there were so many layers of lighting equipment. We were introduced to the Arri kit and the diva lights. I learned how to setup c- stands, and the use of scrims, flags, gels, cookies, and how to use the sandbags property on the c stan...