Editor’s note: we asked Brian Ness, Colgate’s video journalist, to pick his five favorite videos of 2015.
Colgate from above
Not long ago, this shot would have involved a lot of equipment and a massive budget. Now it just takes the deft talents of Ahmad Khazaee ’05, a quadcopter flying ace.
Frosty fall morning
This is the reason I always have a camera in my car. One morning, after I parked, I took a quick walk and grabbed these shots — good way to start the day.
Colgate Fund journey
With this collection of videos, we decided to not use dialogue, making it an interesting challenge to completely tell a story using just visuals. It really was amazing to work with someone as talented as Allison Spanyer ’16, who is able to communicate so much with just a subtle expression.
Experimenting with lava
Professor Karen Harpp's class was experimenting with actual lava in Syracuse. They invited me to come and shoot the results. How often do you get to eat a steak that was cooked over molten rock?
Mark Dion
As the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist in Residence during the spring semester of 2015, Mark Dion invited students and Hamilton community members to create their own art. The results were featured in this display, which I filmed. My personal favorite is the jackalope.Relevant
- Karen Harpp wins the 2015 Balmuth teaching award
- The complete Colgate in 13 seconds playlist
- The Colgate Fund
- The best photographs of 2013
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