{"id":2782,"date":"2020-12-25T18:22:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T23:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/?page_id=2782"},"modified":"2023-07-14T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:14:15","slug":"my-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/my-films\/","title":{"rendered":"My Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Comeback-Kid-music-video-thumbnail.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Full-Music-Video-w-AE-edits_1-May-23_v2.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fan-produced (me) music video of the song Comeback Kid by Sleigh Bells! Filmed this entire thing alone in my bedroom (except obviously the news footage). It was actually a lot harder to do than I had expected; my elbow STILL hurts months later from the hours and hours of sword-swinging required. Produced in May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-lesson-in-deepfakes-thumbnail.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Full-Poetry-Film_Shana_9-Apr-23_v1-2.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My daughter made a video practicing her deepfake skills! &#8230;Okay it&#8217;s actually the worst love poem of all time acted out as literally as possible and put to film. If something doesn&#8217;t stir inside your soul when you watch it, you might be a monster. Produced in April 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1712\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2368 \/ 1712;\" width=\"2368\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jeremy-a-portrait-thumbnail-2.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Analog-character-study-exercise_Shana_nice-version.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A deep dive into JEREMY, board game enthusiast, master punner, and all-around man of mystery. Recorded on analog film using an ancient Bolex camera (the kind where you have to wind the crank every 30 seconds)! Produced in March 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Hungry-Pug-thumbnail-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Hungry-Pug-by-Shana.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A one-shot ultra-short film starring Hoover the Pug! Will he sate his ravenous hunger?? Watch and find out! Produced in January 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2160\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3840 \/ 2160;\" width=\"3840\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MMMM-scene-thumbnail-2.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MMMM-Scene_Shana_draft-3.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A short scene from the screenplay for the film <em>Martha Marcy May Marlene<\/em> (2011) that I directed and edited as part of my Advanced Directing course at Emerson College. Produced in April 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2160\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3840 \/ 2160;\" width=\"3840\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pandora-title-2-scaled.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pandora_Reedited_Apr-22_v2.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A one-woman dramatic film I wrote, shot, and acted in during the pandemic. (Before you diss my acting: I know I star in a lot of my films, but it&#8217;s not because I think I&#8217;m a great actress; it&#8217;s due to a lack of better options. I&#8217;m eagerly awaiting the point in my career where I don&#8217;t have to be in my films at all!) Produced in December 2021, reedited in December 2022. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Buffalo-Mtn-Ruined-My-Marriage-thumbnail-smaller.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Buffalo-Mountain-ruined-my-marriage.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The harrowing story of a marriage in ruins after one man becomes obsessed with mountain biking on Buffalo Mountain. (\u2026Okay really it&#8217;s the culmination of a video project for a Udemy University class on how to use Adobe Premiere Pro, using a combination of original footage and practice footage taken completely out of context.) Produced in January 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Curse-Youtube-thumbnail_smaller.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Curse-by-Shana-Figueroa.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Curse, a short horror film made with original footage. Produced in December 2020. Used as my graduate film school submission to Emerson College &#8211; ACCEPTED!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gay-pride-video-thumbnail.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pride-Month-Tribute.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pride Month tribute video, made with clips from the Simpsons, Udemy course footage, and a random video of oiled guys dancing around to Danger Zone. Made as practice for a Udemy Adobe Premiere course. Produced in June 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Violet-the-Comedian-thumbnail.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Violet-the-Comedian.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Violet the Comedian, a short funny video of my young daughter telling &#8220;jokes.&#8221; Created as my first foray into video editing. 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