Beach Bum in the Big Apple Part 6: Post-post grad
Here we go again. I’m sticking a fishing pole back into the workforce hoping to get a bite. And, I feel like a goddamn loser again. I feel like a bum, minus the beach, because it’s freezing in NYC right now. Waaah, I know. Who cares. I got my master’s in journalism like I wanted … Read more
Fashionisto Christopher Charles George, an interview
***This is a web video I did for the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism when I was a student (November)*** <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/50625309″>Fashionisto Christopher Charles George by Vanesa Vennard</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/vswfall2012″>VSW Fall 2012</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p> Christopher Charles George is a clothing designer who specializes in women’s fashion. He started with his line titled Harp … Read more
Buried in Style
***This is a video I did while at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism for a web video class.*** <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/54746304″>Buried in Style – Vanesa Vennard</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/vswfall2012″>VSW Fall 2012</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p> Produced and edited by Vanesa Vennard Shot by Terry Chao and Vanesa Vennard To say that Edwin “Ninjahood,” 29, likes shoes … Read more
Beach Bum in the Big Apple Part 5: One year later
My parents and I landed in New York City on August 1, 2011, checked in a hotel in Manhattan, then took a cab up to East Harlem to get my new apartment keys. We took a trip to Target to buy things that would make my bedroom look like home, but the starch walls and … Read more
Repost, reblog, repin, like. Sharing is caring.
*Opinion* When our parents told us as kids that we had to share, we did it. But usually because we knew we’d get in trouble if we didn’t (well, if you were a brat kid like I was…). Now, nobody has to tell us twice to share. On a recent day at my summer internship, … Read more
Super Prime parties like it’s the 1990s
Who would have thought a drum set, a bass, a guitar and two mics could serve as a time machine. There they were, Adam Newall (vocals, guitar), Austin Bond (vocals, bass) and Marcus James (drums), rocking out reminiscent of 1990s pop-punk-rock. They go by Super Prime, a name that encompasses their work ethic and their … Read more
Beach Bum in the Big Apple Part 4: Looks like we made it!
*** I just want to write that I am SO proud of all my fellow J-schoolers, we’re almost there! And I hope that 2012 will be a great year for everyone. *** I’m so anxious right now. I just keep looking forward. I’m excited about school starting back up soon and I don’t want … Read more
Jaylene and the Killer Whale
***This is an assignment I did for my interactive class*** Jaylene Clark was the mastermind behind the spoken word performance “Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale.” The play stemmed from a random Facebook status she wrote before she was on her way to a poetry reading, and wrote: “It’s time to stop dipping … Read more
Too many tents at Zuccotti Park?
***This is a piece I did for my interactive class at CUNY last week (11/10/11) using SoundSlides. Please click on link at the end of this text!*** Audio slideshow here: http://digitalstoragespace.com/12/LIN/Vennard_OWS_intents/soundslider.swf?size=1&format=xml Tents are completely occupying Zuccotti Park, and one could think that is to the benefit of all the protesters of Occupy Wall Street. … Read more
