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Graphic made by: Austin Keith     Introduction The relationship between an actor and their director is a very interesting one. It is a relationship that can only go as far as both sides are willing to take it. In many ways the relationship relays on both to give everything they got, in order to succeed. An actor can act only as good...
Intro Sports photography truly embodies the philosophy that every photo contains a story. Many of the greatest tell the tale of success, failure, anger, and sometimes the legacy of a player or team. I love sports photography because it reveals some of our most famous sports stories with just one picture. And no story or legacy is more iconic than that...
We again have another photo using a piece of vintage camera equipment. I found this photo when my dad told me he had an old camera in the garage. The camera was an old Nikon FM2. In my curiosity, I looked up photo's taken by this camera, and that is where I found this beautiful photo. The photo was taken...
Why? What is the meaning of anything? What are we doing with our lives? What is the point of anything we do? The debut short film from Jesuit Stage and Film pondered these questions. This film follows a high school student while he takes the SAT. With a short run time, director Austin Keith utilized interesting filmmaking tricks to make a solid short...
 I will admit I am a sucker for vintage films and photography. This form of artistic expression brings a unique aspect to pictures than your regular high-quality cameras. I get a very human feeling when seeing pictures that use vintage lenses, one of imperfections and mistakes. Still, it brings a story, a character, to the art. The photo up above...
Brigadier General Mitchell Through my pursuing of my private pilot license and overall interest in aviation, I have begun to study the many figures that have shaped how we view American aviation in the modern era. One of these many figures, Billy Mitchell, a brigadier general in the Army Air Service, was a pioneer in the development of US military...
The Academy Awards, the world's largest film award event, has announced its nominees for winners in a number of categories for the 2023 Oscars. Here, we will break down the candidates for the major categories, evaluating which films should win, which are likely to win, and which were overlooked but should have received a nomination. BEST PICTURE Beginning with Best Picture,...
"I gave them a lot of freedom to direct" -  Mr. Patterson   This year started off strong with student-directed one acts. This annual event shifts from the typical theatre experience. The catch of this experience is that the whole production lies within the students' vision. I chatted with Mr. Patterson about how different this is compared to other plays. It starts...

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