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Grafiti: Los Tatuajes de Quito (Documental)










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Journalism School student Kate Foglia gathers footage for a documentary on the graffiti subculture in Quito, Ecuador as part of a winter break study abroad program sponsored by the School of Media Arts and Studies.

Media Arts and Studies, Journalism students make documentaries in Ecuador over winter break

ATHENS, Ohio (Feb. 5, 2014)—Sixteen Scripps College of Communication students—twelve from the School of Media Arts and Studies (MDIA) and four from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism—spent their winter break making 12-15 minute documentaries in Ecuador as part of a three-week study abroad program in Non-fiction Storytelling & Production.
Based in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, the students tackled topics that included the city’s struggle to provide proper housing for its burgeoning population, and a look at how American ex-pats who have moved to Ecuador are sometimes assimilating, but most often not. Two other projects focused on Quito’s vibrant graffiti subculture, and how local musicians are trying to build a sustainable contemporary music scene.
The students also attended bi-weekly presentations with Ecuadorean filmmakers who screened and discussed their work, which addressed a rich range of subjects that provided historical, political and anthropological context for the student filmmakers, deepening their understanding of Andean culture.
“I think we had a very unique experience in Ecuador,” said MDIA student Caitlin Stone. “Our projects allowed us to get to know people in Quito. The people that we were interviewing invited us into their homes, fed us and were constantly trying to make sure we were getting a full Ecuadorian experience. I think that if we weren't making those connections through the documentary, it would have been a very different experience.”
Audio major Nick Sander agreed.
“If you go to another country, go with a purpose,” he said. “Producing a documentary led me to people and places within Ecuador that I would never have gotten to experience.”
Because only a handful of these Bobcats abroad spoke Spanish, college students from Quito worked with them as interpreters during the interview process and helped with the translation of transcripts during the scripting stage.
The students prepared for the trip by attending eight fall semester orientation sessions conducted by associate professor Frederick Lewis, who designed and directed the program. ­
“During those sessions we did much of our pre-production, researching topics, making contacts in Quito via Skype and email, doing production and scriptwriting exercises, and writing and presenting proposals,” Lewis said. “The students could not have executed these projects so well without all of this preparation. The projects were completed before we left Quito and shown at a public screening. Their hard work shows in the final products.”
The completed documentaries are online at:
Quito: Following The Beat, http://vimeo.com/85009351
Grafiti: Los Tatuajes de Quito, http://vimeo.com/84375657
Ecuador, The American Dream, http://vimeo.com/84323878
A winter break program in Morocco is in the final stages of approval for next December/January. For more information contact Professor Frederick Lewis at lewisf@ohio.edu



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