A Day In The Life Of A Hunter Student

Ethics?

       One thing that I saw recently that's been stuck in my head is a Bill O'Reilly segment where he tried to prove God and at the same time discredit scientific advancements and research. His one and only argument the entire time was "Yes, the moon controls the tides of the ocean, but who put it there? How did it get there?" It stuck in my head because I just couldn't believe the sheer ignorance and stupidity of his argument. I honestly could not comprehend how anyone can actually take this as legitimate proof. What enflamed me so much is not that someone like this only has a voice, and a strong one at that, in our society, but for every reasonable individual out there, there are just as many if not more people that take words like that as truth. I wouldn't say it showed anything new to me, just reaffirmed my reasons for not liking this guy. What makes me sad is that people like this actually have loyal followings, and that makes me lose a lot of hope in our society and the world. What this whole thing has to do with ethics of media is whether we want information like this spread as truth (and apparently believed, too). America is already stereotyped around the world as being full of idiots. Please, let's not encourage that.

        Personally, I don't really believe there is such a thing as unethical media, 

Artist Statement

     
     My medium of choice in my artistic endeavors is film, and I hope to someday become a director. The first exposure I had to the art of film making was in my high school Film class. We had to create a music video for a song of our choosing (I chose Time To Pretend - MGMT, in case you were wondering). As soon as I started brainstorming for possible story lines I can create and shoot, I knew that film was something I wanted to do. The experience of filming and editing and eventually having a finished product of completely your own making was like none I've ever had. Once that first project was finished, my itch for a creative outlet in film began, and it's an itch that is definitely very satisfying to scratch.
      One of the main goals I have as an artist is to create art that is as realistic as possible, while still entertaining. I intend to find out just how much of someone's life you can sell back to them before they realize that all they're seeing on screen is themselves. I would say that my inspiration comes from, as most would guess, shows like "Friends" and "Seinfeld". Through work like this, I hope to encourage the public to see that every person has a unique and interesting story, and maybe get them out of their own heads and into thinking what it's like to lead the lives of others. Hopefully this will lead to a more unified, considerate, and understanding general public. In short, I hope to bring about the second coming of the Hippie age.