"A Cave With Water In IT" - Frog PEople
A fun, DIY music video for the Tufts band Frog People.
[Director, Cinematographer, Editor]
Distinct Rhythms
"Distinct Rhythms" is a shortform documentary highlighting the voices and experiences of three Tufts musicians and their collaborators. Directed, filmed and edited by Kayla Avitabile for the Spring 2021 Advanced Documentary Course.
ONCE VIRTUAL VENUE (OVV)
The OVV is an online music venue born from ONCE Somerville, an independent music venue in the Boston area that has since shut its doors from the pandemic. As ONCE navigates booking shows at different locales in the Boston area, the OVV hosts regular livestreams of pre-recorded as well as live performances by musicians. Featured below are a few of the sets I filmed and/or edited.
Eleanor Elektra
Camera: myself, ONCE interns and Treebeard Media
Editing: Kayla Avitabile
Animation: Willow Machado
Audio: Dead Moon Audio
Madi Vespa
Camera: Kayla Avitabile
Editing: Kayla Avitabile
Animation: Willow Machado
Audio: Dead Moon Audio
ONCE Virtual Venue
Featured are some additional sets that I edited for the OVV. The OVV is intern-run. I work alongside other students to plan, market and run these livestreams
OVV pROMOTIONAL CONTENT
OVV & Chill
A creative marketing motion graphic to promote upcoming shows (ie. livestreams) on the OVV.
Bullpup, Eleanor & The Pretty Things, Girl Scout Cookies x OVV
Weekly "Tonight on OVV" promos are posted on the ONCE Virtual Venue socials.
Moni Grace, Asmé, Michela x OVV
Each promo features the acts that will be on that evening's livestream.
ONCE SOMERVILLE
NICE, a fest
Animated marketing assets and promotional posters using After Effects for NICE, a fest for ONCE x BOYNTON YARDS
GRCB Halloween Reboot
Parking Lot Prom
PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
ONCE X BOYNTON YARDS
Footage taken from NICE, a fest to promote the remaining shows in the 2021 outdoor summer music series
EZRA FURMAN
Using Soundstage footage from the old ONCE Ballroom, this video promotes Ezra Furman's performance at the summer series.
Studio B Sessions
Season 3 - Studio B Sessions
I acted as producer and editor for Studio B Sessions Season 3 at Arlington Community Media, Inc. a public access station in Arlington, MA. Studio B Sessions is a live-sessions music series of the likes of MTV Unplugged, KEXP and NPR Tiny Desk featuring local artists.
Directing
After being the featured performer in the first episode, I went on to direct many of the future episodes in this season. Working with other interns and Arlington youth, I got a handle on live directing camera operators and a technical director.
Producing
Throughout the summer, I also had a chance to take on the producer role by acquiring talent for the series, helping to redesign the set, and working with another intern to revamp the intro graphic.
Editing
Studio B Sessions was filmed live-to-tape to simulate TV production. After filming, I had the opportunity to polish episodes in Adobe Premiere Pro. You can check out the rest of the season here:
"CoVideo" 2020
The department of Film & Media Studies held a virtual film competition for the Fall 2020 semester asking students to make a film reflecting on their experience during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Also submitted for TUTV Pocket Docs 2020, a mini documentary project.
TUTV Horrorfest
Horrorfest 2021
Horrorfest is an annual horror short film project for Tufts University Television (TUTV).
Editor and DP in "Cult 3zza." Editor for the 2021 trailer.
Horrorfest 2020
Horrorfest is an annual horror short project for Tufts University Television (TUTV). Mentor and credited in "Attachment: 1 Image" and editor for the 2020 trailer.
Horrorfest 2019
Mentor and credited in "Don't Do Drugs Kids"
Horrorfest 2018
Credited in "Ride Scare"
Melisma Mixtape SEries
Melisma Mixtape: Favorite Quarantine Album
Producer and contributing editor to a new online series featuring Melisma Magazine members' musings on their favorite albums during the pandemic. The first episode features editor-in-chief, Ethan Lam, discussing Hiroshi Yoshimura's Music for Nine Post Cards.
Melisma Mixtape: Lola's Picks
A colIaboration between TUTV and Melisma Magazine, the series will continue even as the pandemic unwinds as a recollection of how music always seems to fit the moment we are living. The second episode features editor-in-chief Lola Nedic's top picks from her CD collection.
The Athena Project
The Athena Project is a TUTV Docu-series featuring the voices of female, GNC and trans students at Tufts. I composed an original song, "Play the Game," for the credits in the episode "Confidence."
Melisma and Applejam Present: Matt Farley
Director and editor for a filmed interview in collaboration with Melisma Magazine and Applejam Productions (a student organization that hosts concerts on campus) to feature the quirky headliner Matt Farley. Created through TUTV.
Interview with Marcela Cruz
Camera Operator for a filmed interview with Marcela Cruz, opener for Tufts 2019 Spring Fling.
"This is What Songs Are MAde Of"
A short documentary, day-in-the-life style, depicting my encounters with music on a daily basis. Created for Documentary Film: History & Practice in Spring 2019.
TUtV Shot Through the Heart
"2am at a Bus Stop" 2022
Shot Through the Heart is an annual Valentines scripted project. Sound crew and editor.
"Zoom Crush" 2021
Director/Crew and role in "Zoom Crush."
"Waiting" 2020
Crew and contributing editor for "Waiting."
"Artificial Confessions" 2019
Crew and contributing editor for "Artificial Confessions"
Boston Free Radio (BFR)
Using Instagram Stories to Promote Content
As a Spring 2021 intern for Boston Free Radio, the radio and podcast network within Somerville Media Center, one of my first projects was to create content on social media marketing for members.
How to Make a Promo
Any good radio or podcast needs a promo! This video provides a step by step process for BFR members including an example.
BFR: Community Builders Series
Community Builders: JJ Gonson
Community Builders is a series that features women entrepreneurs in Somerville, MA that shape our community.
JJ Gonson is a photographer, the owner of a "locavore" catering company, Cuisine en Locale, and is the proprietor of the local music venue, ONCE Somerville.
Community Builders: Yvette Wilks
Yvette Wilks is the host of a local radio show, "Wats da Wurd Radio", producer for SMC's very own "The Somerville Line," and a cofounder of the annual Evolution of Hip Hop Festival.
Community Builders: Allison Tanenhaus
Allison Tanenhaus is a digital artist and graphic designer whose work spans a variety of mediums from stickers to music videos.
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