In late September 2012, the Westies participated in a multi-media crash course led by Brooke Williams of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Sarah Koenigsberg of Tensegrity Productions. The objective was two-fold: to learn about the diverse stakeholder opinions on how the Greater Canyonlands area ought be managed, and also to learn how various forms of digital media may be utilized to tell a story. The students divided into four groups to tackle a variety of bite-sized media projects, each group exploring the perspective of a different stakeholder group. At the end of the semester, back on campus, most of the Westies produced a podcast for their final project. But three students, Sam Hinkle, Cathryn Klusmeier, and Chase Martin, opted to dig in to the Canyonlands footage and put together this video, "The Arena," for their final project instead. Enjoy a taste of the Greater Canyonlands!
Liz Townsend performs her song, The Rambler, on Comb Ridge in southern Utah. The song was inspired by three months of travelling the intermountain west as a participant of Semester in the West in 2008. Filmed and edited by Sarah Koenigsberg, a Semester in the West participant in 2002.
An “Audio Portrait” makes use of the audio footage from an interview with one person and couples it with still images to further enhance the viewer’s relationship with the subject. Director: Aviva Prager Writer: Eric Niehaus Cinematographer/Photographer: Molly Simonson Audio Recorder: Katie Hardy Video Editor: Cathryn Klusmeier
An “Audio Portrait” makes use of the audio footage from an interview with one person and couples it with still images to further enhance the viewer’s relationship with the subject. Director: Keenan Hilton Writer: Libby Fones Cinematographer/Photographers: Chase Martin and Kari Paustian Audio Recorder: Marijke Wijnen Video Editor: Grayson Carlile
An “Audio Portrait” makes use of the audio footage from an interview with one person and couples it with still images to further enhance the viewer’s relationship with the subject. Director: Claire Meints Writer: Claire Martini Cinematographer/Photographer: Molly Hayes Audio Recorder: Neve Baker Video Editor: Sam Hinkle
An “Audio Portrait” makes use of the audio footage from an interview with one person and couples it with still images to further enhance the viewer’s relationship with the subject. Director: Collin Smith Writer: Jenni Doering Cinematographer/Photographers: Allison Bolgiano and Ysa Diaz Audio Recorder: Oliver Wood Video Editor: Molly Esteve