Hey, everyone!
My name is Kate Murdoch. I'm a senior at Dixie State University and am majoring in Mass Communication. I've spent the past two summers working for Sundance, and I hope to possibly continue working with this organization in the future.
I am a huge cinephile. I'm very passionate about film, and I care deeply about the progress and success of independent filmmakers. Some people count down the days until Christmas - I count down the days until the Sundance Film Festival. I've seen some truly incredible films and have met so many talented and utterly brilliant people there over the years. At the festival, I try to see a wide variety of films, but if anything by Brit Marling is in the lineup, you can bet I'll be there first.
The one element of film that I am most interested in is cinematography. My favorite DPs include Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Robbie Ryan - basically anyone with a knack for capturing the mood of a wild landscape. I am in awe of how these people can achieve such powerful images. Hopefully this class will help me to better understand how these shots accomplish so much emotion and why I am personally drawn to them.
So, taking that into account, I'm fairly certain that Visual Communication will be my favorite course this semester. I'm really excited about it!
