Workshop Participants
Brandon Parigo
Documentary Filmmaker, Photographer
Brandon Parigo is a documentary filmmaker and photographer who is passionate about storytelling.
A graduate of the Seattle Film Institute, Brandon spent many years in the commercial video world before realizing that his true passion was documenting the humanity of everyday life.
He has been a professional photographer and filmmaker for the past six years. Family history, motion pictures and everyday life inspire him. He has been exploring all ways to incorporate visual and audio media in his work to better tell the the stories of his subjects. Brandon was born, raised and after traveling for a few years; resides in Kansas City, Missouri again with his wife and daughter.
Brandon participated in the August 2012 MediaStorm Methodology Workshop. He had the following to say about his experience:
The knowledge I received when attending the MediaStorm Methodology workshop crept up on me. At first, it seemed simple. It stretched the range of ability from students who knew very little about multimedia to some with years of experience-- yet all were equally shook by the sheer mass of information given. I took it all in and when I got home, the knowledge slowly wrapped itself around the base of my workflow, and style, and squeezed it. From that point on, every time I go to make that shot, cut that footage, talk to that client, etc, there is a voice in the back of my head telling me how to do things better, more efficiently and with more meaning.
That is the best type of knowledge. Knowledge that sticks with you, grows with and becomes a part of how you do everything. It is larger and more encompassing than the sum of its parts and I am sure I will be hearing that voice for years to come.