Morgan Sewall - Motion Graphics // Video Editing

Breaking The Cycle: A short non-narrative, stop-motion animation film that ponders the relationship between audio and visuals. Awarded 1st place in the Merrimack College Film Festival in the Experimental category, and submitted to worldwide film festival MODE. Filmed on iPhone 7 Plus and edited in Adobe Premiere. Music Rights: Charcoal by Black Plastic.

Motion Graphics // Video Editing

Target Audience: Varies Depending on project, but overarching audience is creative people who are interested in the relationship between audio and visuals.

Role in Projects: I created the concept, filmed and edited all of these videos. Music rights are not mine.

Skills: Videography, video editing, audiovisual relationships, animation, motion graphics, storytelling

Process: Concept creation, filming, importing, editing and creating

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Challenges & Successes: My main challenges are in the motion graphics and animation fields. Using After Effects and Animate is something I am still getting used to, but I am interested in them. My successes definitely lie in the audiovisual relationships I can create no matter what the imagery may consist of.

A Travel video I created after my spring break trip to London, England. Filmed on iPhone 7 Plus and edited in Adobe Premiere. Music rights: Lost In The Light by Bahamas

A video showcasing me and my favorite place on Merrimack's campus, our ice arena complex! Fun fact: I've been competitively figure skating since I was about 6 years old. Filmed on iPhone 7 Plus and edited in Adobe Premiere. Music rights: Got It (Kill Them With Colour Remix) By Marian Hill

Visit Florence: a short travel film/animation. Filmed on Canon T3 Rebel and iPhone 7 Plus and edited in Adobe Premiere. Music Rights: Sleepyhead by Passion Pit.

An animation video titled "Morgan Harper Nichols Remix." Words by Morgan Harper Nichols. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus and created in Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.

A motion graphics video analyzing the effects of onomatopoeia. Created in Adobe After Effects. Music rights: Some Minds by Flume and Andrew Wyatt.