Vince Alvarado reflects on 30 years of life from his adolescence in Florida to accolades in New York City. As Vince enters his thirties he is ready to carve a new path.
I Said No to the Super Bowl, You Need Me I Don't Need You
S06.2019
I met Vince while in college. We bounded through, amongst other things, hip-hop and the art of an untold story. Vince called last week and told me the same day I sent him the final edit, he had turned in his resignation letter. He wanted to take some time out of the corporate world to redefine his creativity and build his portfolio. He described sitting in Times Square after he turned in his resignation letter and just having this brief moment to himself - thoughts pacing from fear to opportunity. We discussed how the timing of this project was art imitating life.
I've worked with Vince to direct and produce some features on his Train of Thought NYC YouTube series. One that I am most proud of is the feature on @DanielGotHits.
Vince currently lives in New York, and in November he wanted to collaborate on some video projects. The one he was most passionate about was a letter to himself and his parents about entering his 30's. He asked me to film and produce the project. He would run the loose theme of a letter with the footage I produced, and I could reinterpret the project as I liked for my own portfolio. I let Vince know close to my house there was a park that had an eerie forest vibe, and the forest could symbolize how one's journey is never a straight and narrow path.
After bouncing a few ideas around we decided to shoot in the forest/park, and drive to our old university. I also played around with some footage I had for a segment on Vince for his own series, Train of Thought NYC.
I wrote audio for Vince to VO over the footage, and I later used reverb and spread out the lines to elongate the message/speech. I'm content with my first project o the new year. My first quarter goal is to produce my own webisode series.
I said no to the Super Bowl
You need me I don't need you
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