Werner Herzog Critique
In this critique of Werner Herzog, and his films such as Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man, Mr. Forney explores the ethics and beliefs of Herzog throughout his years. Analyzing the documentary Burden of Dreams, which explores the behind the scenes chaos of Fitzcarraldo, Mr. Forney explains how Herzog’s particular perspective on life was shaped through his early experiences and how that outlook shaped films such as Grizzly man.
Sorry To bother you & Freud Essay
One essay from a collection in which Mr. Forney explores the philosophical nature of how we interpret cinema, this piece centers around Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You, Freud’s perception of the unconscious, and Said’s orientalism. All working in tandem to show how capitalistic, ‘mechanism’ societies alienate and fetishize those of minority and working classes. The “mechanism” society is one which oppresses and controls minorities, only allowing them to achieve a certain level of status based on how they adapt to the culture and ethics of the oppressing force. This society within a society is meant to serve the ruling one, therefor from the perspective of the oppressor it is a mechanism, a feature, an addition to their society.
Gatewood Hills script
Mr. Forney wrote this script along side another writer for his senior capstone project. In charge of one of the four mini episodes. Being the third of four episodes, this one is centered around bringing the story to its last climax, before the final showdown. The story follows Emma, a college student who stumbles upon a dead body and her roommate Ann who reluctantly decides to help her. After learning that there is a cult involved Emma and Ann begin to investigate fort themselves, only to learn that they are already too close. Scripts for other episodes are available upon request as well as other short film scripts.
Digital PR campaigns
AMP putters website
In this project, Mr. Forney built a website for the American Milled Putter Company. A small golf business centered around creating customizable putters. Utilizing Square Space, Mr. Forney built a website that reflected the product and process of building the putter. In addition to this, Mr. Forney also created two mock up ads using Canva, the second of which utilizes Canva’s AI technology in order to create the background image. This allowed him to gain experience with an emerging technology which will likely become an everyday part of a media producers toolkit.
Rose Hills City Social media
In this project, Mr. Forney was in charge of running social media for the fictional city of Rose Hills. Utilizing the the background information given on the city, Mr. Forney and a team of other PR professionals built a campaign and social media posts in order to attract more visitors to the already bustling city. Again utilizing Canva, Mr. Forney created various social media posts and ads that highlighted specific dining and lodging options in the city, as well has highlighting upcoming summer events. This project allowed him to gain experience with running a social media page for a brand and understanding how relations can be affected due to social media and the role social media plays in enhancing brand knowledge.
Personal Brand
In this project, Mr. Forney created a personal brand pitch in the form of a storyboard. This project required him to dig deep and think about what had led to him deciding to tell stories and shoot videos for a living. This also allowed him to enhance his abilities with pitching not just ideas, but also himself.