Professional Documents
Culture Documents
J
Barr
Creative
Portfolio
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
November
2014-May
2015
(Current),
FVM
164
Digital
Editing:
Final
Cut
Pro,
Final
Cut
Course,
Position:
student.
Students
focus
on
color
and
editing
organization
in
Final
Cut
Pro
X.
Class
taken
at
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
May
2014,
Letter
IV,
digital
video,
4
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/camera.
A
movie
inspired
by
Rainer
Maria
Rilkes
book,
Letters
To
a
Young
Poet,
where
the
words
of
Rilke
are
explored
visually
with
a
simple
story
about
two
boys
escaping
into
the
Denver
skyline.
Created
for
junior
project
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
March
2014,
The
World
Around
Me,
final
advanced
photography
project.
Position:
photographer
and
layout
design.
A
photography
and
design
project
compiling
all
of
the
techniques
learned
in
class,
Advanced
Photography,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Winner
of
Outstanding
Achievement
in
Photography
from
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts.
February
2014,
M.A.D.D.
and
State
Farm
National
Video
Contest
Submission,
digital
video,
1
minute.
Position:
writer/director/editor.
Two
short
PSA
submissions
created
for
the
M.A.D.D.
and
State
Farm
National
Power
of
You(th)
Contest.
Criteria
was
a
15
second
video
created
on
Instagram.
Winner
of
Second
and
Third
Place
for
the
two
individual
submissions,
publication
on
their
website
and
250
dollar
prize.
January
2014,
Dog
Bowl,
digital
video,
20
minutes.
Position:
Intern
and
Production
Assistant.
Short
film
about
a
woman
who
steals
a
vest
off
of
a
service
dog.
Worked
on
lighting,
audio
setup,
and
slated.
Accepted
to
Sundance
Film
Festival
January
2015.
November
2013,
High
Waters,
digital
video,
7
minutes.
Position:
writer/co-director.
A
young
adult
in
a
period
of
confusion
and
emptiness
in
his
life
searches
for
new
appreciation
for
the
things
around
him.
Created
for
the
silent
film
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Winner
of
a
Gold
Key
at
the
Colorado
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition.
August
2013,
We
Tried,
digital
video,
7
minutes.
Position:
co-director/collaborative
effort
in
all
positions.
A
fictional
narrative
following
a
quirky
character
that
is
sure
his
neighbor
is
a
murderer.
Created
for
the
Spy
genre
at
the
Denver
48
Hour
Film
Project.
Winner
of
the
Audience
Award
in
our
section;
played
at
the
Best
of
Colorado
48
Hour
Film
Project
community
screening.
April
2013,
McDivitt
Law
Firm
PSA
Contest
Submission,
digital
video,
1
minute.
Position:
co-
writer/co-director/co-editor.
A
short
PSA
that
depicts
the
dangers
of
texting
while
driving.
Created
for
the
McDivitt
Law
Firm
PSA
Contest
on
Distracted
Driving.
Awarded
First
Place
with
reward
of
2,500
dollars;
shown
on
local
television.
1
Caelan
J
Barr
Creative
Portfolio
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
March
2013,
Midnight
Blue
OClock,
digital
video,
10
minutes.
Position:
director
of
photography/co-director/co-editor.
A
detective
film
parodying
classic
aspects
of
film
noir
with
a
modern
twist.
Created
for
the
film
noir
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Winner
of
the
Best
Film
Noir
and
Audience
Choice
Award
at
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
Spring
Film
Festival.
August
2012-May
2013,
Video
Cinema
Arts
Film
to
Digital
Conversion,
Conversion
of
Film
to
Digital.
Position:
supervisor
of
project.
A
yearlong
project
to
convert,
organize,
and
store
all
student
films,
past
DSA
performances,
and
projects
to
digital.
August
2012-May
2013,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
DVD
Archives,
Creative
Work
Organization.
Position:
archivist.
Edited
and
finalized
DVDs
created
for
all
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
majors
including
theatre,
dance,
vocal,
orchestra,
and
band
performances
throughout
the
year.
November
2012,
The
Scream,
digital
video,
3
minutes.
Position:
director/camera
op/editor.
A
satirical
thriller
with
a
surprise
ending.
Created
as
part
of
class
assignment
to
create
a
film
based
on
a
well-known
piece
of
art
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
April
2012,
The
Loneliest,
digital
video,
3
minutes.
Position:
director
of
photography/editor.
A
music
video
following
a
teenage
boy
dreaming
about
childhood
memories
of
his
father.
Created
for
the
music
video
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
February
2012,
2040
Partners
for
Health:
Neighborhood
Health
Summit,
digital
video,
2
minutes.
Position:
editor.
Edited
clips
from
the
2040
Partners
for
Health
Summit.
Created
for
a
short
internship
with
2040
Partners
for
Health
organization
supervisor.
November
2011,
Jaso,
digital
video,
10
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/editor.
A
documentary
that
follows
a
young
adoptee
from
Liberia
who
suffered
from
esophageal
burns
when
she
mistakenly
drank
lye
instead
of
water.
Created
for
the
documentary
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Winner
of
Best
Documentary
at
the
Dominique
Dunne
Film
Competition.
Winner
of
Best
Film
of
2012
at
the
Rocky
Mountain
Student
Film
Festival
(shown
and
awarded
at
the
Aspen
Short
Film
Festival).
Winner
of
Best
Documentary
at
the
Rochester
Teen
Film
Festival.
Awarded
a
Silver
Key
at
the
Colorado
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition.
Official
selection
at
the
Ruby
Mountain
Film
Festival.
Honorable
Mention
at
the
Heartland
High
School
Film
Competition
(Top
10.)
March
2011,
The
Helper,
digital
video,
2
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/co-
animator/editor.
In
a
world
empty
of
color
and
happiness,
one
man
makes
it
his
goal
to
bring
back
the
color
by
doing
good
deeds.
Created
for
the
claymation
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
2
Caelan
J
Barr
Creative
Portfolio
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
February
2011,
CSAP
Motivational
Video,
digital
video,
1
minute.
Position:
writer/director/animator/editor.
A
PSA
created
to
motivate
and
educate
students
about
preparation
for
CSAP
testing.
Created
for
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
CSAP
Video
Contest.
Second
Place
in
CSAP
Video
Contest.
November
2010,
Hotdog,
digital
video,
1
minute.
Position:
writer/director/editor.
Short
PSA
creating
a
comedic
visual
parallel
between
a
person
on
a
tanning
bed
and
a
hot
dog
on
a
grill.
Created
with
a
grant
from
the
University
of
Colorado
Skin
Cancer
Research
Department
to
increase
youth
awareness
of
the
importance
of
skin
protection.
Winner
of
the
Audience
Best
in
Show
Award
at
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
Fall
Film
Festival;
shown
at
middle
schools
across
Colorado.
November
2010,
The
Unseen
Damage,
digital
video,
5
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/editor.
Documentary
about
a
woman
who
survived
after
being
diagnosed
with
malignant
melanoma.
Created
with
a
grant
from
the
University
of
Colorado
Skin
Cancer
Research
Department
to
increase
youth
awareness
of
the
importance
of
skin
protection.
Honorable
Mention
at
the
Colorado
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition;
shown
at
middle
schools
across
Colorado.
April
2010,
The
Evolution
of
the
Platypus,
digital
video,
3
minutes.
Position:
co-animator/co-
writer/editor.
A
short
animation
about
the
life
cycle
of
the
alien-platypus.
Created
for
the
cell-animation
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Honorable
Mention
at
the
Colorado
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition.
November
2009,
The
Crane
Wife,
digital
video,
4
minutes.
Position:
co-writer/director
of
photography/editor.
An
adaptation
of
the
Japanese
folk
tale,
The
Crane
Wife,
set
to
music
and
presented
in
an
empty
room
with
isolated
props.
Created
for
the
folktale
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
Winner
of
a
Gold
Key
at
the
Colorado
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition;
winner
of
a
Silver
Key
at
the
National
Scholastic
Art
and
Writing
Awards
Competition.
April
2009,
Treasure
Isnt
All
Its
Cracked
Up
To
Be,
digital
video,
5
minutes.
Position:
co-
writer/director
of
photography/editor.
A
movie
about
a
group
of
elementary
students
who
discover
a
map
leading
to
an
unexpected
treasure
hidden
within
their
school.
Created
during
a
short
film
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
February
2009,
The
Great
Race,
digital
video,
2
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/animator.
A
story
about
an
argument
that
leads
to
a
bet-fueled
race.
Created
during
the
claymation
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
3
Caelan
J
Barr
Creative
Portfolio
Denver
School
of
the
Arts
November
2008,
The
Animated
Boy,
digital
video,
3
minutes.
Position:
animator/editor.
A
story
about
a
real
boy
who
gets
lost
in
an
animated
world
depicted
through
photography.
Created
for
the
photographic
story
unit
in
Video
Cinema
Arts,
Denver
School
of
the
Arts,
Denver,
Colorado.
December
2007,
The
Snowy
Day,
digital
video,
2
minutes.
Position:
writer/director/editor.
An
adaptation
on
the
famous
childrens
book
by
Ezra
Jack
Keats,
The
Snowy
Day.
Audition
piece
for
entry
into
the
Denver
School
of
the
Arts.
Ezra
Jack
Keats
foundation
found
the
video
five
years
later
and
featured
it
on
the
Ezra
Jack
Keats
website
for
its
50th
anniversary
celebration.
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/if-you-love-tsd/.