VIDEO
Below are videos that have been created for either the Independent Florida Alligator, class projects or personal projects.
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University of Florida Commencement Ceremony
UF Commencement Ceremony from Charles Roop on Vimeo.
Here's a subjective view of myself and others from the geography department graduating during the commencement ceremony at the University of Florida on May 1, 2010.
PAST VIDEOS
Severe Weather in Gainesville (Vimeo)
An abridged account of the severe weather events on April 25, 2010 in Gainesville, Fla. This includes radar analysis, ham radio communications, the storms move in the area and damage on the University of Florida campus.
Time lapse of cloud build-up and approaching storm in Gainesville, Fla on May 23, 2009. Each frame was shot with a Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR and placed in a sequence in Final Cut Express. This was my first attempt at such task as well as the first HD video rendered. (To view in HD, click on the link below the video)
Video from "Chase Day" 1 for an independent study "Chasing Storms" course in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida on July 8, 2008.
Footage that was taken across Gainesville, Fla. when Tropical Storm Fay was passing the area on Aug. 22, 2008.
A timelapse video of a sunrise on Daytona Beach, Fla. in August 2006.
Gainesville Night Life (Vimeo)
During my Communications for the Internet class at the University of Florida, I made a video as part of my final project. This was on the subject of Gainesville Night Life.
Kal Penn Campaigns for Sen. Obama at UF (Vimeo)
Kal Penn, known for his role as Kumar in the "Harold & Kumar" flicks and his part on "House," came to campus to campaign for the presumptive democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
The Great Underwear Dash 8 (Vimeo)
For charity, students get down to their skimmies and run across campus. This was on the night of Sept. 12, 2008.
The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank
A project assignment for Advanced Photo 1, I decided to get a glimpe into the Bread of the Mighty food bank in Gainesville. I thought it would be a good story to do in these rough economic times.