by Dana Rivera | May 31, 2011 | BLOG
Theodore’s Adventures is exactly that; the adventures of a 6 year old boy that confuses his imagination with reality. He is very lively and energetic and truly believes in his fantasies. When his teacher asks the children to draw pictures and tell stories about their summer vacations, Theodore enters a world filled with hungry lions and obstacles that keep him from finding his lost treasure: his favorite astronaut action figure.
This film was created in flash with a bamboo drawing tablet in December of 2010 for an advanced cinema production class in animation.
by Dana Rivera | May 30, 2011 | BLOG
Para Cuba, De Maria is a portrait of my grandmother, Maria Tosado. In photographs, archival footage, re-enactments and artifacts, Maria tells the story of her immigration from Cuba to the United States in 1957. For Cuba, from Maria; a complicated love letter to family and country. It was an assignment for my nonfiction production class and took a week to film and a semester to edit. It was completed in the Spring of 2010.
I served as interviewer, cinematographer, art designer, and editor.
Some of the software used for this project was Final Cut Pro, Livetype, Soundtrack Pro, and Adobe Photoshop CS3. It was shot digitally and saved to SDHC cards.
by Dana Rivera | May 29, 2011 | BLOG
Final film project for Cinema Production 2, Fall 2009, Ithaca College.
When death confronts Terry in the form of a young businessman, he is forced to face his own decisions and take a leap of faith. This film explores the inevitability of death as well as the hope it can inspire.
I served as the Editor and Script Supervisor. It was shot on 16mm Kodak 100T on Aaton LTR, processed at Colorlab in Maryland.
Music: “New Kid In Town”, The Eagles.
by Dana Rivera | May 28, 2011 | BLOG
This film was shot on 16mm Kodak 500T Color Vision 3 in April 2009.
A short film about the visual and metaphorical relationship between dance and everyday life, produced for an introductory cinema production class.
by Dana Rivera | May 27, 2011 | BLOG
This film was shot on 16mm Kodak 7266 Tri-X Reversal Film Black and White in February 2009.
A short film about a romantic relationship and friendship between two lamps, produced for an introductory cinema production class.
