Though I have never formally held a broadcast role in student media, I have always had something to do with video simply because I'm strongly tied to photography. My video editing roots are from sixth grade when I used to run a YouTube channel on video games, recording clips on OBS and editing in DaVinci Resolve, the software I still use to this day. I picked up a bulk of my broadcast journalism basics from a practical eighth grade class that allowed me to create the "real thing" and various high school projects have shown my continued proficiency. I invite you to view this sprinkling of my journalistic broadcast work as well as other artifacts that demonstrate my adept editing skills.
Arcade, Stockyards districts open up a whole new dimension of entertainment in Columbia (Columbia Missourian, August 2023)
In collaboration with Ava Breault, Krystina Bell, Jackson Smith and Sarah Kim
Mentored by Levon Putney, former WCBS New York anchor/reporter, J-School alumnus
Produced during the Missouri University Journalism Workshop on a four-day turnaround, this three-minute package is my strongest example of broadcast journalism under deadline. Working collaboratively with a team of four other workshop students, we planned logistics fast, then reported on-location across two developing entertainment districts in Columbia. Using my cameras, I contributed original B-roll and interviews with lav mic audio, capturing clips that gave viewers both atmosphere and context while keeping continuity across multiple locations. We were up late in the Columbia Missourian newsroom, an experience that sharpened my sense of pace, structure and “what has to be in the cut” for the story to work. Bell edited and VO'ed the package, as heard in the video. Part of my team split the reporting medium to a web story, which I had less involvement in.
Behind the Scenes Snapshots
Gathering SOT on-location at a local musician's house. I used my own camera — what I was most familiar with — that still provided professional-level visuals. I used MU's school equipment for the microphone and tripod.
A behind-the-scenes candid phone snapshot I captured at 9:16 p.m. on June 29, 2023 in Lee Hills Hall in Columbia, Mo. WCBS 880 New York anchor Levon Putney is pictured mentoring Sarah Kim of United Nations International School of Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam.
COOL Character News Package (unpublished, April 2022)
This package I created in my 8th grade video journalism class shows my early command of the essentials: structure, interviews, nat sound and clean editing. I shot all footage and edited the full piece in DaVinci Resolve while my two classmates served as reporter and producer/anchor. To strengthen the interview, I used multiple simultaneously recorded angles and recorded audio on an iPad placed between the two subjects, then built the edit around a clear narrative. On a separate day, I also filmed purposeful B-roll (including slow motion and stills of the student) and implemented on-screen graphics to support the anchor intro/outro. I kept the final cut under two minutes without feeling too rushed.
School News (unpublished, April 2022)
Created after "COOL Character" in Video Journalism 8. This is a tighter, more complex two-minute feature: multiple interviews (teacher + students), explanatory voiceover (me), and B-roll that shows real learning in motion. I shot and edited the package, getting candid instructional moments as well as detail shots (including slow motion machinery and flying sawdust) to add realism and energy. Because the story required context, I leaned on VO to report and ensure viewers understood what the class teaches and why students value it. When I rewatched it for this portfolio, I think it still does what good broadcast should do: it documents a community experience in a way that stays useful beyond the day it was filmed.
Ladue Senior Video - Keep Dreamin ‘25 (May 2025)
In collaboration with Stephen Song, Kirin Agnihotri, Cooper Bieneman, Harper Buxner, Sahil Chatwal and Kayla Wallace
This piece, the first of its kind at Ladue, played at graduation, functions as a documentary-style record of a school year, built from coverage of the entire year rather than a single shoot day. I served as co-director of photography and worked on a seven-person team (I was the only junior) from September through the spring, helping plan logistics and track events to ensure we captured the year comprehensively. I filmed studio interviews (crafting the lighting and composition) with seniors about future goals and had those clips paired with moments from across the year to create a structured, multi-part narrative. I also shot the end-credit sequence, an intentionally framed yearbook portrait “flip” that visually recognizes us creators in a creative way and gives the video a crafted, cinematic close.
Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun licensed through Universal Music Group. Contact Stephen Song for more info.
Ladue West Campus Project (Ladue School District, February 2026)
This piece was produced as part of my internship with the Ladue Schools Communications Department. After interviewing the district director of facilities and receiving a tour, I used my drone under FAA Part 107 rules to capture footage of the newly-renovated athletic fields at Ladue's West Campus. Later, I pieced together the footage in DaVinci Resolve, resulting in a 40-second promotional video the district has published on their YouTube and newsletters.
Music used under Pixabay Content License
Behind-the-scenes editing timeline in DaVinci Resolve
Dri-Lite Foods Campaign (DECA AdZou Challenge, September 2025)
In collaboration with Hamza Bhutto, Kyla Spiegelglass, Audrey Stockwell and Madison Stockwell
While this is strategic communications rather than journalism, it demonstrates my broadcast production skill: scripting, filming, editing and clear graphic integration. After my teammates worked on majority of the script and slideshow, I filmed on a tripod with a green screen and did all editing in DaVinci Resolve on a tight deadline, tweaking the chroma key settings so the visuals stayed clean. For the filming, I used a phone as a teleprompter, recorded with an external mic and included the Canva slideshow throughout to support the argument. The piece shows my ability to produce a long-form video that’s structured, understandable and visually consistent.
Ladue Prom 2025: Paris at Night (March 2025)
This short promo ad shows my precision editing and visual concept execution within DaVinci Resolve. I produced, shot and edited the piece with the junior student council members, using a green screen and a mime performance staged to communicate the theme quickly and memorably. The edit is intentionally “surgical”: tight pacing, clear visual themes (Eiffel tower, rose and “Prom” lettering), then a clean presentation of the information with a blurred moving background image, credits and a QR code for details. Even as a promotional video, it demonstrates broadcast fundamentals: planning shots for the edit, drawing attention to the content and delivering information efficiently. This was published for two weeks on the school's digital signage and emailed to all students.
See Resume & About for a cleanly-edited personal "resume summary" package I created for a program application.
See Editing, Leadership and Team Building for an internal instructional video on camera settings
See Reporting and Writing for a multimedia piece on a recent ICE walkout, including a mini-package.