Category Archives: Professional Storyteller

Alegría—A Dream Shaw

Alegría—A Dream Shaw Last night, I felt blessed to have an opportunity to watch the show, Alegría. I had never seen something that was so beautiful and powerful. For that, I have to give thanks to both Suzie Gagnon and Newhouse for the opportunity they gave me to enjoy the magical time. A few days earlier, I saw the poster of the artist, musician and Cirque du Soleil performer Suzie Gagnon. As a TRF student, I was attracted by the poster’s introduction and went the event. What Mrs. Gagnon brought was the film version of Alegría, which was actually a stage show that included acrobatics, operas and many other performances. I have seen many stage shows in the theater as well as live shows on television, but this time was so different. While watching such a big show like Alegría in theater, an audience can only watch from one angle. However, by shooting and editing, people could make it into a movie and let audiences enjoy a totally different adventure. Although we might miss some corners of the big stage, but editing allowed us to see the most interesting and amazing parts. There was a scene of two acrobats doing tricks on two separate swings. The close up shot made me see clearly how elegant the acrobat’s moves were. This event, not only taught me the importance of editing, but also lighting. For a stage show, lighting is crucial. Lighting tells audiences which part they should pay attention to. Lighting also decorates the stage to set the tone of a show. In Alegría, all the lighting was meticulously elaborated. Although the Alegría we saw last night was shot more than ten years ago and the technology could not compare to what we have now, the film was flawless. To shoot a movie like this, the staffs had to do a lot of preparation. In order to capture the best moments, they had to anticipate every move that might happen on the stage so that they could set the camera at the optimal position. It was very hard since they only got one chance to shoot the film. After the movie, Suzie told us her stories with Cirque du Soleil. Every time the circus went to a place to perform shows, it would stay there for months. To the performers and staffs, the troupe was more like a big family than a company. The troupe traveled internationally to amaze people all around the world. Sometimes people would bring their own families with them. They fit in the local’s culture, communicated with local people and let their children go to local schools. When I was hearing about the stories of Suzie and the troupe, I was so excited. I love storytelling because it can make me experience other’s life. I learned a lot from this “storyteller” events. It was great to learn from different culture and hear the speech of people from other countries. More importantly, I watched a superb film!  

Posted in Professional Storyteller, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Alegría—A Dream Shaw

Laura Foti

Laura Foti is a 23 year old Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte, one of the big four consulting firms. However, what Foti does for a living today is not as important as the the track that lead her there. Growing … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on Laura Foti

Laura Foti

It was extremely inspirational to hear Laura Foti tell us the story of how she has gotten where she is today. At still such a young age, is it both impressive and daunting to see the amount of success she … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on Laura Foti

EXAMPLE POST

Oshio Kotaro

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on EXAMPLE POST

“The Ins and Outs of Pr” Stephanie Manas Presentation

I attended the presentation, “The Ins and Outs of PR”, given by Stephanie Manas, corporate communications specialist for Ogilvy Public Relations. She spoke about her company’s approach to communications and public relations. The focus of Ogilvy PR is on building … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on “The Ins and Outs of Pr” Stephanie Manas Presentation

Test– Ali Gala

Beyonce is perfect. Love On Top

Posted in Professional Storyteller, Sample Blog Post | Comments Off on Test– Ali Gala

Life on Wheels- Helena Rosen

On September 12, 2013 I had the pleasure of going to see Suzie Gagnon speak in a class auditorium. Gagnon has been an artist on tour with Cirque du Soleil for 17 years. She is currently stationed in Brazil performing … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Life on Wheels- Helena Rosen

Cliff Jumping

This is split rock gorge in upstate New York. As a child my dad showed me this cliff jumping spot, where he used to go as a teen. I have been going back at least once a summer ever since.

Posted in Professional Storyteller, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cliff Jumping

Brian Keenan – Ketchum

Wednesday night, I attended Brian Keenan’s presentation titled “Why Companies Won’t Hire You – Building and Proving Your Creative Skillset.” Keenan currently works for Ketchum Inc., managing three creative engines – most notably, Mindfire. Mindfire is “Ketchum’s crowdsourcing site” which … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on Brian Keenan – Ketchum

Laura Foti

On Tuesday the Syracuse University alumni, Laura Foti came to visit our COM 117 class. Laura Foti graduated from the Newhouse School with a degree in public relations. She now works as a business technology analyst at Deloitte. Foti talked … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Storyteller | Comments Off on Laura Foti