Phil Daquila

Videojournalist & Educator
Posts Tagged ‘music’

Biofuels and the Florida reed-weed debate

An Atlanta bio-energy development company has found a way to mass-produce giant cane as a source for alternative fuels. But weed watchers in Florida are worried that the fast-growing grass could also be a dangerous invader.

Reporting done from Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas for Powering A Nation, the UNC-CH News21 project on energy.

Writer, editor, narrator.

Awards:
2010 Student Society for News Design (Missouri University) College News Design Contest, Best One-Subject Stand-Alone Mini-Site or Special Section, Honorable Mention.

Download the radio story.

The Improvisers

Improvisation is not the domain of the genius or artists alone. We all improvise in social settings every day. Professional master’s degree thesis project for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill featuring documentary video shorts, a gallery of interviews and producer’s notebook.

Photographer, videographer, writer, editor, site builder.

Awards:
Society for News Design Best of Multimedia Design, Quarterly Winner, 2010.
NPPA Multimedia Contest, Jan. 2010, 1st Place, Multimedia Project, and 1st Place, Individual Video, for Demystifying Improv.

Featured on KobreGuide to the Web’s Best Multimedia and Videojournalism, in arts, education, food and science channels, March 2, 2010.
Featured on Innovative Interactivity, Dec. 13, 2009.

Meet The Improvisers.

Start of the Sound

Making music on a woodwind all starts with that vibrating piece of cane.

Videographer, editor.