Portfolio

Documentary
For the second semester of our first year we had to make short radio and tv documentaries. Working in groups of 2-5, we came up with feature story ideas in the Vancouver area.

City for a Canvas - TV Documentary, April 2007

The life of Milan Basic is as colourful as his artwork gracing the streets of Vancouver. A rebellious graffiti writer in his youth, Basic has mad the transition from punk to parent, street tyrant to spray-can artist over the past two decades-- and has plenty to show for it.

I was responsible for interviewed Basic and editing the feature and I shot half the footage.

Music with a Message - Radio Documentary, March 2007

A 4.5 minute radio documentary on Vancouver punk band The Rebel Spell. This piece provides an intimate look into the unexpected goals and philosophy of a politically-active group of young musicians.

Produced with Joanne Abshire, narrated by yours truly.

Radio News Lab
As part of the rigourous Journalism Program at BCIT we go through a Radio News Lab Class. The instructors run the class like a mock news station: we take turns as beat reporters, deskers and sportscasters to polish our skills for the 'real' world. Deskers must research and write a pair of 3 minute casts in 90 minutes or less and broadcast them at their assigned time. Beat reporters have to interview and write as many stories as possible in 3 hours.

Desking - Feb. 14, 2007 - The news of the day.

Beat Reporting - Jan. 25, 2007 - Stefan Dion on crime while speaking in Coquitlam.

Newswriting
As part of our newswriting class, we're given raw information on an event for TV or radio writing (ie. press releases, raw audio, etc). We usually have a maximum of an hour to write each story, but generally finish in half an hour or less.

Radio Writing - Feb. 8, 2007 - Two stories on the 2007 student tuition protest.

TV Writing - Jan. 25, 2007 - A TV script for a story on a Commercial Drive car protest.