Hey there, I’m Shawn. I’m 21, just moved up to Eugene from Coos Bay a coastal town about 2 hours south that I’ve lived in for the majority of my life. (And to be honest I’m glad I left haha). I like to write, read, hike, play videogames, hang out with my friends, and binge watch shows until 4AM and realize I made a horrible mistake. I’ve recently picked up a drum set and am trying to learn the drums as well but the key word there is trying. Other than that I’d say I’m a big walker, I’ve found myself wandering across town more times than I can count. Something about aimlessly wandering is strangely very comforting to me. Once I finish the media program I’d like to work towards making short films and from there go on to being a director but ya know, small steps first right? I’m just hoping that with getting my multimedia design certificate I can start working on projects more closely related to film and start building skills and connections. I hope one day you all get the chance to see a film made by yours truly, and I also hope that you enjoy watching it because it’d suck to go that far to make another version of “The Room”. If anyone would like to collaborate on any projects outside of class feel free to follow me on Instagram at Zouselboi. Thanks for reading and have a great rest of your morning, night, day, or other specified time!
What’s Up ! I’m Remedy Brady, I was born In Portland and moved around a lot, I would fly out one year with my dad and one year with my mom, as that was the custody agreement at the time since I was around 5, up until around 7th grade my dad got custody and he decided to move back out to Oregon !! He grew up here his whole life and had family out here, so we lived In Eugene for a couple years before moving to Cottage Grove when I was 14. I Lived in Red Bluff and Fairfield California for a time, Idaho, Phoenix Arizona, Montana, and Spokane Washington. So I did a lot of back and forth up until 7th grade when my dad decided to get custody of me because my mom was struggling and fighting mental health and addiction. During this time I was also struggling with the situation, and it didn’t really help the most that I was also getting bullied in school, grades starting getting worse as my mental health followed and I was only 9 when this all started, so fourth grade up until 7th. I was 9 and kind of just looking for ways to cope haha. I remember watching my favorite youtubers back in 4th grade and thinking about how they film and edit their videos, write their scripts, animate their stories, and how they did this all on their own and created from scratch or out of passion for something they enjoyed. Back when Youtube just started kickin’. I tried my best to replicate how they filmed videos with my little Kindle Fire tablet and I started vlogging every day, making little skits with toys and props and I built my own little mini sets, and I was posting that to a Youtube channel that still exists because I forgot the password… you might be able to find it.. Or maybe not haha, But eventually I got my hands on this camera my uncle had bought for me because everyone knew I had like multiple Youtube channels for different stuff, probably too many. Unfortunately the charger literally broke inside of the camera and I couldn’t get it out and it never worked again, never got to edit those videos but I enjoyed everything about it. I loved making characters, giving them stories, building the sets, filming at different angles, and I was even the voice actor haha! Things like Film, Writing, Drawing, Poetry and especially music were what I went to as a sort of escape from the outside world I was dealing with at the time, it was my outlet for my emotions, rage, happiness, sadness, all of the emotions that come with being a person and growing up, trying to make sense of the world. It was my therapy I’d say, it was also the only way I knew how to make sense of my thoughts and emotions at the time because with Film, Music, Poetry, whatever it is when related to art, It has a beautiful way of telling and making sense of stories while either giving the most detail or the shortest, simplest explanations and I think the way it makes sense so beautifully is well beautiful. I think Arts in many forms is one of the things that you can connect to no matter who you are, it’s one of the few things that have the ability to bring people together or help others understand others, or kind of force you to look a little deeper into the meaning behind the art and get past the surface level question of whether this art is worthy of being considered “good art”. Even Art with no meaning could be saying a lot in itself. I hope to learn how to make my dreams a reality and finally get to creating and dedicating my time to my passions. I hope to pursue two careers at the moment mainly in Film-Making for the big boys whoever they end up being at the time, and Writing and Producing my own music. I’m excited to learn as much as I can !!
Hey there! My name is Bianca Hernandez. I was born in East Los Angeles, California, and have lived in Oregon since 2012. I love Universal Studios Hollywood! (And I have so many mugs to prove it!) I remember myself being amazed by the Special Effects and Horror Make-up Show as a child. To this day, I dream about working on a movie set and show up with all my creative skills and efforts, and of course my love for Universal!
This term will be my first term back at Lane Community College after taking a few years off to focus on my mental health. I decided to join the Multimedia Program at LCC because I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur and make a career out of my art.
During the pandemic, I did exactly that! I started my own business as a service provider for the Cannabis and Wellness Industry and have dipped my toes on creating content for start-up businesses and nonprofits. I taught myself programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Sparks, Canva, and Adobe Lightroom. I am excited to expand my skills during my efforts in earning my Multimedia Degree, and to build a career with my art!
Hey! My name is Jabre Reyes, and I use he/him pronouns. I was born and raised in Eugene Oregon, and have lived with my Grandma for a majority of my life. I’ve always, for as long as I can remember, have had a hobby for creating digital artwork using programs like Paint tool SAI, Clipstudio, and FireAlpaca. I recently have gotten into “”frankensteining”” 3d assets together to make a cohesive 3d model. Another thing I have recently gotten into is 3d animation. Although my skills are not refined at this very moment, I am hoping that taking certain classes at LCC will help me improve and find a proper career in a respected company that will help me grow and expand my skills. I have been able to do very minimal freelancing in the past, but see it more as a last-ditch-effort rather than something I’d like to do for a living.
Besides from art, video games are probably my most favorite thing. I love playing (a few very specific) competitive shooters such as CSGO and Valorant. MOBAS are also one of my favorite types of games- I play most of the well known ones besides Smite. Other types I love playing occasionally are VR games (VRChat, Pavlov VR, Neos VR, and Half-Life: Alyx). One game I’ve been insane about VERY recently is called Outer Wilds, which is an open world puzzle game that (at times) tests your patience. If you have a steam account and are interested in any of the multiplayer games I listed, feel free to ask for my friend code!
This year I am excited to be able to learn more about things in the fields I’m interested in, and to meet more people and experience new things. Happy to be here!
I’m Kristin Frost, born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and I am studying to become a Graphic Designer. I found my passion for photo manipulation and logo design making when I was in middle school, when I was editing my own YouTube channel banner and profile photos. In addition to designing for myself, I also had a passion for digital art. In 2018, I got my first digital drawing tablet to aid me in my digital works.. I also found it helpful for projects in Graphic Design! By the end of the Graphic Design program, I want to use the knowledge I learned and apply it into my future works. I might even start out as a freelancer for some outside experience.
Aside from having an artistic passion, I have a passion for dogs. I have three of my own that were adopted throughout the last 3 years. If anyone is wondering on their breeds, they are Siberian Husky, Siberian Husky/German Shepherd mix, and Australian Shepherd/German Shepherd mix. They were my first dogs to train, bond, walk, and care for. Now, I am very interested in learning dog training and dog behavior. Ever since we adopted them, I’ve learned a lot about the shelter life for a dog, and it warms my heart that we adopted 3 dogs into a loving home. I would do anything to keep them safe and happy.
My name is Ridic Ferrand, and I am a multimedia student at Lane Community College. When I am not doing anything related to multimedia in my free time, I like to play chess as having a hobby with logic as the focus creates a nice contrast to all of the creative passions I have for the arts. My reason for being in this program goes back quite a few years to seventh grade, when I first got into animation. The passion I had for creating animations carried me through the multimedia course I took in high school, enjoying every bit of it and wanting more. While my focus has shifted from animation to more live action focused work, my heart still stands in wanting to make video, no matter the medium. Whether I am drawing frames, holding a camera, or making last minute edits to a video before rendering, a career in multimedia is what I have wanted for a long time now. When I finish the Media Arts program at Lane, I hope all of the hard work pays off and I land that dream job of working with a crew to produce videos, air local events, while having the fun that I have experienced in this field for the past few years and hope to enjoy for many years to come.
My name is Logan Habib. I was born in Eugene and have lived here a majority of my life. I briefly spent time in the small town of Crystal River, Florida from the age of two till’ the age of four. Honestly, it’s one of my least favorite places, having visited it again in recent years, and I am more than happy to have moved here. I have always loved animation and the process behind creating it. I used to create Youtube videos when I was younger and in these videos, I created animated short stories. I modeled, animated and rendered all the videos myself and found a lot of joy in doing so. I also really enjoy creating in the numerous Adobe Creative Cloud apps. This passion I found is the whole reason why I chose to study Multimedia Design at LCC. I was previously enrolled at LCC to obtain a Journalism and Communications degree, but decided it wasn’t for me. One day, I aspire to be an animator either independently or for a company.
I’ve always really enjoyed sports or any form of physical activity to keep me going. I was a Second Team All-League lacrosse goalie for Churchill High School both years I played, from 2016-2017. It’s been a long time since I have played, but I still enjoy keeping up with the PLL or Premier Lacrosse League. It still fires me up seeing the best compete against one another. Aside from sports, my other hobbies include video games, playing the saxophone, hanging with friends and family, and overall just living life.
As I stated, after I complete the Media Arts Program, I plan to become an animator. Animation fascinates me because it is the act of creating static imagery to simulate movement. There are countless possibilities/scenarios that an individual can create when they are creating animation and that’s why I can’t wait to create my own advanced animation projects. I also very much enjoy films, so being able to produce on a film set would also be very cool.
I am beyond excited to being this journey into the program with you all and can’t wait to enrich my mind with new information!!!
