MAYA SOLANKI
VIDEO
VIDEOVideo content for Hot Press Magazine & The Avenue.
HOT PRESS MAGAZINE
Social content, such as Interviews, Vox Pops, Rapid Fire Q&As, and more, shot and edited by me for Hot Press Magazine’s Instagram and TikTok.
THE AVENUE
Spread Teaser, Word Announcement & Short Film
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER MAYA SOLANKI
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS KITTY TRAN, KATIE MA
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY PETER PHELAN
CREATIVE DIRECTION HILARY NANA-ADJEI, ADRIANA ALVAREZ, SIERRA DESAI
EDITORS MAYA SOLANKI, ELLI LAHDESMAKI
CAST ANGELINA MANOLIOS, ALEXIS JACKSON, KITTY TRAN
STYLING HAYLEN WEHR
HAIR & MAKEUP SARAH WAGGONER
AUDIO ANGELINA SHARIFI, SIERRA DESAI
PA JIA DATWANI
FOR THE AVENUE’S SS24 ISSUE THEMED PLAY, WE CONCEPTUALIZED A SHORT FILM TO DEBUT AT THE ISSUE LAUNCH EVENT. THE FILM EXPLORES THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE BLEAKNESS OF THE WORKPLACE AND THE VIBRANT ENERGY EMBODIED BY THE PLAY CONCEPT FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE. THE NARRATIVE FOLLOWS THE MAIN CHARACTER AS THEY ARE DRAWN FROM THE MONOTONY OF THEIR OFFICE ENVIRONMENT INTO A VIVID, PLAYFUL WORLD—TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE SCREEN OF A TV. THIS JUXTAPOSITION VISUALLY REINFORCES THE MAGAZINE'S CENTRAL THEME, CREATING A DYNAMIC AND IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING EXPERIENCE.
I TOOK A LEAD ROLE IN EVERY STAGE OF THE PROJECT, FROM PRE-PRODUCTION AND FILMING TO POST-PRODUCTION. USING ROTOSCOPING, I CREATED THE LIGHT FIGURE CENTRAL TO THE MAIN CHARACTER’S JOURNEY, ADDING A UNIQUE VISUAL ELEMENT TO THE STORY. MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON SETS DURING MY CO-OP AT ELEMENT PRODUCTIONS PROVIDED A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR NAVIGATING THIS PROCESS, WHILE MY ADVANCED EDITING SKILLS, DEVELOPED OVER YEARS OF PRACTICE, ENABLED ME TO BRING THE PROJECT TO LIFE.
I TOOK A LEAD ROLE IN EVERY STAGE OF THE PROJECT, FROM PRE-PRODUCTION AND FILMING TO POST-PRODUCTION. USING ROTOSCOPING, I CREATED THE LIGHT FIGURE CENTRAL TO THE MAIN CHARACTER’S JOURNEY, ADDING A UNIQUE VISUAL ELEMENT TO THE STORY. MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON SETS DURING MY CO-OP AT ELEMENT PRODUCTIONS PROVIDED A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR NAVIGATING THIS PROCESS, WHILE MY ADVANCED EDITING SKILLS, DEVELOPED OVER YEARS OF PRACTICE, ENABLED ME TO BRING THE PROJECT TO LIFE.