164 responses to “Visiting Artist: Carla Dauden”

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   amybecerraart

   November 20, 2016

   Amy Becerra, 2:30pm
   I really enjoyed hearing Carla Dauden speak. At first, I didn’t know if I would enjoy hearing ana ctivist talk, however, after I watched one of her videos, I got hooked. I really like how confidently she speaks. She speaks very clearly and you can see that she is passionate and knowledgeable about what she is talking about. I really enjoyed that her activism videos were easy to understand, informative, and interesting to watch. The activism videos were my favorite ones out of all the videos on her YouTube account. I obviously suscribed because I really want to
   After doing the vlog art activity, I appreciated her videos even more. It took me so long to film the video and edit it, just for it to be a few minutes long. I also felt kind of uncomfortable on camera and kept messing up. Carla looked so natural in front of the camera and her editing skills were so clean. I appreciate the quality of the videos even more along with the content of them.

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   reynareal

   November 20, 2016

   Reyna Real 2;30 pm
   I really enjoyed Carla Dauden’s presentation in class her talk was very interesting and motivating. I really enjoyed her videos. My favorite video was her world cup video. I was really blown away by this video because I learned what FIFA was doing to the people in Brazil and what the people of Brazil were going through. I could not believe that people were getting kicked out their homes just so that they could build more stadiums. I’m really glad Carla shared her video for the world to see.

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      lizzystiller

      November 20, 2016

      Hey Reyna,
      I too had no idea what was actually going on behind the world cup that year. Made me feel bad for looking forward to it. I think these vlogs people make on youtube are really important because we as a society have been getting our attention spans slowly shrunken. Nowadays we need a very basic summed up explanation of something that is going on to actually understand it. No body would go out of their way to look information surrounding it up, that’s why these vlogs are so useful. But on the same hand now, it so sad that as a society, we are almost evolving backwards where we can not absorb much information as we used to.

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   Zack Ngov 2:30 pm

   November 20, 2016

   Carla’s videos on Brazil are really eye opening and informative. I never would have thought that there was a horribly dark side to the 2014 World Cup. I was not expecting the video to be about what it was at all. My initial thought was that it would be about the World Cup being overhyped or something of that nature. It’s cruel that the Brazilians in the slums lost their homes to make space for the World Cup Stadium. The saddest part is that the revenue made from the event goes directly to FIFA instead of to the country so that they can fix the issues. The whole situation makes me wonder how those people who were negatively affected by the event are doing right now. Looking at controversial issues and the dark side to things is not very interesting and depressing as well, so it is great that people like Carla take the initiative to not only research the issues, but also make people aware of the issues. Her other videos/films are pretty interesting as well and are high quality. It is a shame that her other videos do not get that many views. Her message to students on how we should always take every opportunity available is great. I was initially in an engineering major, and the COE would always send emails to us about internship opportunities or workshops with employers, but I always brushed them off. Hopefully, students who are in engineering take advantage of those.

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      Monica Lock

      November 20, 2016

      Hi Zack, I also thought that the reason why she didn’t want to go to the World Cup was because she thought it was overhyped. I was really glad that I watched the video because I had no idea all of that was happening. Maybe since she received millions of views on her video that many people took the initiative to help out in the country. Carla Dauden is such a persuasive filmmaker and I think that is why she has so many views. I do agree that she should definitely have more views. I like how she continues to strive to bring awareness to the world in such a way that isn’t all long, strenuous videos ranting, but rather in an entertaining video.

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         Monica Lock

         November 20, 2016

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   Monica Lock

   November 20, 2016

   Monica Lock, 1:00

   Brazilian filmmaker, producer, and director, Carla Dauden had the chance to come and and share her work as well as personal experience. Her inspiring story of leaving her hometown in Brazil at the age of 18 to pursue her passion for film and to study in California. I give her a lot of credit for being able to venture out on her own. I am not that much older than her when she decided to move out and I can tell that she accomplished so much more than I have ever had. I was also really amazed at how well her English was. Her accent wasn’t thick at all. Dauden was really inspiring and I really like her personality. The way she managed to create so many different videos in such a small amount of time shows how dedicated and passionate she is about film. The video called “No, I’m Not Going To The World Cup” was really insightful. I didn’t realize the struggles and the dark side of Brazil was like such as forcing innocent people out of their homes in order to house attendees of the Olympics. Another video that I would like to point out is “Mr. Polman Wants To Fit In.” Although it was much longer than what I anticipated, I enjoyed that I watched it throughout. I found it really funny and relatable because I didn’t receive my first phone until high school so I dealt with the same struggles as Mr. Polman, except the part about trying to find a date. I found the video to be very cute and well executed. It was so creative, and I can tell why it became a hit in the Santa Barbara international film festival.

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      Monica Lock

      November 20, 2016

      *World Cup

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   2. 

      linruiwen

      November 20, 2016

      Ruiwen Lin (2:30)

      Hi Monica, I have the same situation that I only notice and start to think about the back stories and the negative impacts the World Cup brought to Brazil after watching the video “No, I’m not going to the World Cup”. Thank her for being a filmmaker, producer, and director. I also thank for Carla Dauden’s presentation and she inspired me by her decision and hard working too.

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      Bryan Aparicio

      November 20, 2016

      Bryan Aparicio 1pm
      In response to Monica,
      I agree with your analysis of Carla’s work as well. I think it’s something special how her video that went viral was a focal point in her success. Some could say that–that video, good or bad, was a platform for her to really expand and show the talent that she has. I think it makes it more special that she attended LB State because it shows us how our opportunities our limitless, and we should always take regardless of consequences.

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   Nathan Davalos

   November 20, 2016

   Nathan Davalos 2:30
   I really thought that Carla’s videos were interesting. Her video on why she is not going to the 2014 World Cup was the most interesting to me. I agree with her views on why the World Cup and Olympics were not a good idea to be hosted in her home country of Brazil. Brazil is a country with a huge poverty rate and did not have the money nor the space to build new stadiums and host such big events. I like that she was not afraid to post a video that would bring up such things that she talked about. Her video blew up and got millions of views and was being seen all over the world. Many people strive and try very hard to get millions of views and all she did was speak from her heart and post it on Facebook, where she got many likes and shares. I have always wanted to be a famous Youtuber so hearing her speak in front of our class was very interesting to me. Even though her goal is not to become a huge Youtube hit, she made it big on Youtube and is moving onto big and better things in life.

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      yulitorres21

      November 20, 2016

      Yuliana Torres (PM)

      Hey Nathan,
      I totally agree with you about Rio being probably the worst place to build a World Cup Stadium, and I support Carla’s message to prevent it from happening and helping Rio. Its tragic that people had to move out of there homes because of the stadium being built. I believe that helping other in need is far more important than building a stadium for entertainment, and money grubbing millionaires.

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   yulitorres21

   November 20, 2016

   Yuliana Torres (1PM)

   Carla Dauden’s view about Rio’s economic system is a great wakening alert to others who have fortunately not experienced the poverty like Rio has. I noticed that Carla spends a great time on detail. I noticed in “#stop the ball” video, she did a splendid job in representing the struggle Rio still is dealing with. You can actually see the living conditions, children sitting on the streets. Sanitary issues are screaming. I believe that the committee who works behind Mens World Cup in Rio of 2016 only glorified the beauty in rio and practically lied to everyone about the damage they are doing to their population and city. I am grateful that Carla used her artwork to do good for Rio and spread awareness.

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      Ana Maya (1PM)

      November 20, 2016

      Hi Yuli! I think Carla is a great activist, apart from being a great director. I think when people think about Brazil they only think about how they have great soccer players (both within the Men’s and Women’s national team) how beautiful the country is, especially their beaches, and how great their coffee taste. But they fail to see how economically Brazil is struggling. The living conditions are also not great and children are forced to be in the streets where they are at risk. Not to mention they recently impeached their president. It’s great to see Carla raising awareness towards her country’s struggles. I hope her videos reach a higher audience and spread awareness for change to happen.

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   Carlos Villicana

   November 20, 2016

   This week, our class was visited by Carla Dauden, a filmmaker and activist who has used her abilities and available platforms to address the issues faced by people faced in Brazil, among other things. Among her videos were three that I really liked watching talk about: “No, I’m Not Going to the World Cup,” “The Discarded: A Tale of Two Rios,” and “The Wash.”

   “No, I’m Not Going to the World Cup”
   In this video, Carla discusses why she will not be going to the World Cup, and her reasons for not going can be summed up as a government caring more about a sport than its own people. She explains that many are being pushed out of their homes and are not given education or health resources, and that most of the profits the Brazilian government claims it will gain and use to help will actually be going to FIFA. Carla said that whenever she told people she’s from Brazil, people would say they were or ask if she was going to the World Cup, instead of asking her about the country, as one usually would do. This instinct, as well as how people in the Western world view Brazil as “girls,” “parties,” and “soccer,” is honestly disappointing. It is a country that has a history, a culture, and people, like all other countries. It’s disappointing to me that one doesn’t seem to care to recognize it as such. Though one could make the effort to get to know the country, I don’t think it’s likely many will, so I am glad that someone like Carla has chosen to make these videos so that people elsewhere, like myself, can learn more about the country and choose to try to help however we can.

   “The Discarded: A Tale of Two Rios”
   This video is about the pollution in Rio de Janeiro’s bay and government official’s failure to fix it. City officials committed to reducing pollution of the bay by 80%, but they have failed to fulfill this commitment. The favelas make up 2% of the city of Rio, but house 22% of the city’s population. Meanwhile 2 tons of trash are taken from the bays every day, but even that does not match the amount of trash that goes in. This video highlights the problems faced by people in all parts of the city: a lack of education, economic opportunity, and a healthy environment. Brazil was so concerned with looking pretty for the World Cup that it forgot about its “ocean of sewage.” The fact that a kid said “we did it to ourselves, now we beed to fix our mistake” says a lot about the disconnect between the people living in the city and the people in charge of it. The video reaffirmed to me the idea that people won’t see or understand certain problems until they have to live with them.

   “The Wash”
   This brief video is an ad promoting conservational water use. To do so, it plays on the trope of an attractive man and woman trying to impress each other. A man is working on his car when he sees the woman seductively washing her car, attempting to lure him by washing the car, and herself, in a variety of ways. The video ends with the man walking over, but in a twist, he walks past her, turns off her water hose, and walks away disapproving of all of the wasted water. The video then says that you look more attractive when you care. I liked the twist as it turns a trope on its head and was genuinely funny because of the shock that it delivers. I also thought that the twist in the video made a good case for why we need a more diverse pool of artists behind the cameras of our media. Many aruge that it is needed in front of the camera, to be a better representation of our population, and this is true. But we also need it behind the camera, as different experiences craft different ways of thinking. Many, including myself, may have thought that the video would end with some type of embrace between the two people that managed to promote the filmmaker’s message, but she did so a different way that many may not have seen coming. To her, what happens in the video is the desired (and possibly more attractive) outcome. This is an idea that some of us may not have even considered until seeing it brought to life by another person.

   Carlos Villicana, 1:00PM

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8. 

   brianamgblog

   November 20, 2016

   Briana Garcia (1pm)

   One thing that Carla said during her talk on Wednesday that really stood out to me was how much pressure she was under after her “No, I’m Not Going to the World Cup” video went viral. So many people were expecting so much from her. It’s crazy what she had to live up to. I think the hardest thing for her was having to deal with all these different people asking her to make videos about things she had no interest in. I used to want to become YouTube famous but after hearing what it’s like, no thanks! The fame would’ve been nice for a while but I don’t think you can ever escape it if you wanted to. I wouldn’t be content living that lifestyle. I would’ve done it just for fun. I think it’s awesome having a voice and using a media that you enjoy, like Carla. I think she’s really talented at what she does. The music video she showed us at the end of class was amazing. I loved it. I love how unique and creative it was. I could tell so much effort and hard work was put into it.

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      miisstinatrn

      November 20, 2016

      Hey Briana,

      It was interesting to me that you brought up Carla’s “I’m Not Going to the World Cup” video because even though that video made a huge success and opened whole new doors to her career, it also brought in a lot of unwanted attention to Carla that she didn’t expect. Reeling in such viewers, she mentioned that she did have the platform to continue being on Youtube and continue posting videos and could possibly make more money, but she chose not to do so. It really struck me when she said when she was presented that open door to totally change her life, she actually took a step back and remember what she actually wanted to do in life and being on Youtube wasn’t it. It reminds me that we all sometimes need to take a step back from what is in front of us right now and figure out what we really want instead of just grabbing at whatever is in front of us, or how much pressure the world might have on us at that moment. Carla decided to let her voice be heard another way, by creating meaningful videos that share her views and perspectives, instead of pushing out videos after videos on Youtube to make money.

      Tina Tran 1P

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   Marlene Rodriguez

   November 20, 2016

   Marlene Rodriguez 1pm

   This week Carla spoke a lot about the type of work she does and how she got to be where she’s at. As i discussed earlier in previous comments to my peers, i mentioned how difficult it would seem to begin to even branch yourself out into the world with content that can possiby be judged by so many people. I guess i regret not asking Carla how she personally felt about being judged by such big audience. I definitely feel like the content you put out into your social media is extremely important because people seem to only draw attention to things that seem appealing. Not only is the content important but also just keeping a good name for yourself is importsant, obviously you want people to see the good about you. I definitely commend Carla for being brave enough to take that risk of putting herself out into the world, it truly is inspiring.

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      beansartblog

      November 20, 2016

      Marlene,

      I definitely agree with your whole post. Nowadays people are so quick to judge as you stated due to the fact that people seem to be only drawn to what’s appealing. We can truly see the impact the Internet can have, her video spread everywhere a day after it was uploaded so we can see how one video can make a viral difference across the globe.And with her audience, she is definitely doing a fantastic job

      Arvan Arguelles 2:30 PM

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      beentiredblog

      November 20, 2016

      Hi, Marlene.

      I totally agree with you when you say that Carla was pretty brave when she decided to publicly put out her opinion via social media to address important issues mostly dealing with Brazil. The thought of having the entire internet community exposed to my work gives me anxiety because I’m not one for public speaking even though it is all through a camera at first. So I really admire her bravery and passion to suddenly want to speak up about something she obviously cares about–her home Brazil. She gave a lot of really good advice to those looking to pursue careers in the art and film industry, and I totally agree when she had said that we go through a lot of our “bad” work to finally get to the good and maximize our own talents and potential. I believe that is true to things even outside of art and film. I admire her willingness to help aspiring artists such as herself.

      Kayla Tafoya Sablan

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    Demi Kong

    November 20, 2016

    Demi Kong 1:00

    I found Carla Dauden’s presentation in class really interesting and engaging. During the presentation, there were two things that she said that really stuck with me. One was that basically, no matter how much art block or writer’s block you have, you just have to keep creating. As long as you keep creating, you will eventually get to the piece of work that you will be proud of. Also, if you keep creating work, you will not lose inspiration. I think that if you stopped creating because you were not feeling inspired, it will take even longer for you to come back to create than it would if you just keep creating mediocre things to lead up to your great work. The second thing that Carla emphasized was that even if she was struggling to find jobs before, she still said “no” to projects that she did not believe in or if they went against her character or morals. I think that this should be true for many creators out there so they will not be considered a sell-out. Being able to say “no” to work even if you need it or the money takes a lot of courage and I respect Carla so much after hearing that she does this. Lastly, I was so appreciative that Carla revealed her new video reel to us and that we were the first ones to ever see it. I was very impressed and can not wait to see more of her inspiring work in the future.

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    Henry Pham

    November 20, 2016

    Henry Pham 2:30
    It really was a joy to hear Carla Dauden speak to us in class. She was well spoken and knowledgeable when it came to speaking about 21st century, video-based art. Art is no longer just about how skilled you are, since popularity and publicity do play factors. One anecdote that she used that really left an impression on me were the two ladies who varied in skill and in publicity. Publicity goes a long way in today’s world, especially when it comes to art. Your ability to be composed and act professionally is crucial. It also depends on the timing and the events that are occurring. In Carla’s case, her FIFA video received a lot of publicity due to the events and atmosphere surrounding FIFA. Those are some of the tips that she left with us on getting our careers in video making going.
    The interesting about Carla is that she channels her activism and skill into her videos. Her FIFA video was both entertaining and insightful on letting us what was wrong and who caused it. It was informative meanwhile being entertaining. Instead of just chanting outside to let others know what she thinks, she created a video utilizing her humor and skill which leaves a better impact on us all.

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    miisstinatrn

    November 20, 2016

    Tina Tran 1P

    This week’s visiting artist was Carla Dauden. I though her art talk was really interesting because not only was she very open about the development of her career but she was also quite affable. The thing that struck me the most about Carla’s talk was that she emphasized that your artwork, or whatever you are currently developing, the more passion you put into it and care that you have for it, the more it’ll come through to the audience, which I thought it was very true because without passion, it would just be another project that was assigned and have to be done by a due date. The passion of the artist, even if that artist is working behind the camera and not in front of it, would still show the artist vision through the work itself. Also it was very true that it would apply to any possible career, not just in the art industry. Every industry have its own passion and idea that the creator wants to push through to the audience, and the creator behind the project could either make it become a success or failure.

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    lizzystiller

    November 20, 2016

    Being a film major, I really enjoyed looking at all of Carla’s works. To me it is hard to picture the stepping stone from college to getting a career associated to film. Her talk in class last week really helped me to better understand what I need to do. All of her videos are incredible in their own ways. The water conservation video was hilarious as it takes an unexpected turn towards the end but also manages to relate to a big world issue. In her world cup video she was able to express a major problem that nobody really knew anything about and blew it up. That is an incredible accomplishment. It is extremely difficult to capture a viewers attention, especially when the video is something “boring” like a serious topic. As a society we want something quick that we can be entertained by and Carla has quiet the gift in doing that. It is truly inspiring going through her works and it makes me want to create new projects that focus on more than just entertaining the viewer but rather educating them and possibly sparking a movement.

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       cslabell

       November 21, 2016

       Hey Lizzy, wow you’re a film major thats great. I feel like you have such a talnet and are very brave for becoming one because you arent afraid to share your ideas. Amd i think you have a way in presenting them to others by making them say “wow i wish i could do that” or your videos inspire them to say “i feel like getting involved now” …. u shouldnt worry too much about that stepping stone. Just as Carla said; you have to keep creating in order to build a reputation. You will evernually find what your very very very good at and build from it. Im sure you will be asked back and you will give your input and life lessons toom best of luck to you. But yea i also likes Carlas videoa and i think its always bery important when media videos like these make you feel something and push you to stand up for a cause. I think that showing true emotions in video are a good way to make your mark in history because they live forever somehow. There is 2 sides to every story and media like these help expose both sides.
       By claudia sanchez 230 class

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    linruiwen

    November 20, 2016

    Ruiwen Lin (2:30pm)

    I really enjoyed Carla Dauden’s presentation in class on Wednesday, and thank her for taking her time to give us the presentation. The presentation inspired me a lot because I’m facing the same problem as she had at the time of graduated from CSULB. She told us how she decided to come to California to learn film making at the age of 18, and how hard she tried and worked in order to get a job here and pursue her dream. The story of how hard she worked and tried to catch every opportunity to get into a better position inspired me, and I am also so amazed by Carla Dauden’s videos, and all the videos from her are very interesting, creative, and high quality. The video “No, I’m not going to the World Cup” she made, which is very meaningful and in details, and really makes me to think the negative impacts the World Cup brought to Brazil, I will never know the back story of the World Cup in Brazil until I watch this video. This video was viewed by over 4 million people on YouTube so that it tells me it’s a really meaningful and popular one, I also make some videos on website too, so I know 4 million is a huge number.

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    dannyvel23

    November 20, 2016

    Daniel Velazquez 1PM
    Carla’s presentation to us was very helpful, not only did it teach us how to become more independent of our studies but she also explained to us ways that she was able to become none and expose herself. “The Wash” was my favorite video because it managed to send the message across, although it was not intended for any audience in particular it managed to send the message across to young adults and teens because the audience expected a completely different ending from the ending she gave us. I will continue to follow her work and put to use the information she gave us in her presentation.

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    andyybui

    November 20, 2016

    Andy Bui – 1pm

    I like how Carla’s videos tell a narrative and have a powerful message behind them. One of the my favorites is The Wash because I myself try to use water more efficiently and carefully. It is a nice video that can help the younger audience realize that water is precious especially in California and should not be wasted. I try not to wash my car too often and only when it looks really dirty. One thing I try to do, which doesn’t happen often because we are in Southern California, is wash my car when it rains. Today I was able to do that and it helped save water because I didn’t have to use a bucket haha.
    A couple other eye opening videos are A tale of two Rios and #stoptheball. It’s interesting how Rio would aim their funds towards building stadiums to host events when much of the community around them needs help. Videos like these two help the rest of the world see the truth about Rio. Overall, it was really cool to have Carla come and speak to our class about her career. It helps keep the class interesting by allowing us to see that it takes hard work to become more skilled at something.

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    klauduso

    November 20, 2016

    Tommy Duong – 1:00 PM

    I was surprised not much people spoke about Carla’s video A tale of two Rios. In my opinion Carla was present to viewers an informative and story at the same time in her video. The message was also very clear and amazing. The video shares stories about the poor in Rio and the water environment in Rio. I know trash and litter in our oceans has been a big deal and as someone who has been to Huntington Beach so many times, I think we take advantages of our oceans and beaches because we see not that much trash that end up on our beaches. I would usually find bottle caps or cigarette butts that get washed up. Reason for that is because we have laws that our government placed down to prevent that much trash in our beaches; and after seeing Carla’s video, I can see that Rio is worst off. Their governments seem to neglect the environmental issues and poverty. By end of the video, I felt the message was that the government caused the mess, so they should clean up the mess.


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    Ana Maya (1PM)

    November 20, 2016

    During Wednesday’s class, we had a guest speaker, Carla Dauden, who went through her own struggles and eventually become a successful woman in the film industry. She talked about a period in her career in which she felt like what she was doing was not good enough, or she felt like she could have done better. She then explained that is was something that everyone goes through, and they deal with it in a different way. However, she believes that if your just keep working and giving it your absolute best, you will find your voice and you will be content with what you are able to achieve. Upon watching her videos, I really liked the one titled, “No, I’m not going to the world cup.” I remember before the World Cup, there were posts going online about the protests in Brazil, where people were upset that Brazil would be spending so much money on “preparing” themselves for the tournament. They built new stadiums, which was not necessary, since there is a high chance they won’t be able to fill them up, or even use them for another event. I loved how in the video she backed up her opinions on the World Cup with statistics and actual facts that can rightfully oppose the idea of a World Cup being held in Brazil. Then she went onto making “World Cup 2014: 7-1 was the least embarrassing number for Brazil.” Everyone knows how embarrassing and heartbreaking it must have been for the Brazilian national team to be defeated by the German national team in their own home. However, Carla went onto talk about the aftermath that FIFA left behind and how Brazil still struggles as a nation. Overall, I think Carla Dauden’s videos about activism are amazing and well produced, along with her other work.

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    Abigail Manuel

    November 20, 2016

    Abigail Manuel — 1PM

    I really liked Carla Dauden’s presentation in class last Wednesday. Not only does Dauden produce beautiful artwork that is both informative and aesthetically pleasing, but the thing that stood out to me the most about her was the fact that it was so clear that she is such a driven person. I appreciated her story of deciding what she wanted to do with her life and working hard to achieve what she wanted. She set a goal and allowed herself to mobilize herself to achieve it. I enjoyed a lot of the work that we were able to see in class as well as the videos posted on this page, but I think like many other students, my favorite video had to be the one where she discusses her views on the World Cup. While I’m not the biggest soccer/football fan in the world, I am a pretty big fan of the Olympic Games, which I feel is a pretty similar event. I liked the perspective that she as able to give and the fact that she was very informative about the things that she as saying. I had read a little bit here and there about the issues with displacement in Brazil due to the construction of facilities for the Olympic Games, but I had no idea that there were so many more issues to the story. I think Carla Dauden is a very talented woman, and while she had said that she wasn’t too interested in creating content such as the World Cup video often, I appreciate the fact that she did this one time.

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       Cindy Le

       November 20, 2016

       Hi Abigail.
       I was really inspired by Dauden as well. Dauden simply created with passion and improves one or many aspects of how she edits or creates after every video. She emphasized how she just continued to create videos and that she acknowledges that the innovative videos we see today are actually products of something skill, and only skill that could only be developed over time. I am not a big fan of the Olympics because I haven’t spent anytime watching any until this year. I had known only very little as to what conditions Brazil had face, but never really the full impact on how the construction could affect its own citizens. Her informative video brings to light as to why and how certain issues will arise and affect its own economy.
       Cindy Le 1pm

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    juanfvasquez

    November 20, 2016

    Juan Vasquez 1PM
    It was interesting to see some of the work done by Carla and it was definitely helpful for her to come and speak to the class. Her explanation of the necessity to keep doing work so that you can build a portfolio makes a lot of sense. A lot of people don’t expose themselves and their work so they will never know the extent it can take them for trying. This also relates to putting yourself out in public once you do create something just as her colleagues do. Without advertising or exposing your work to the public there is little no chance of being found by someone who can help you.

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    Dabidlai

    November 20, 2016

    David Lai 2:30 PM

    Carla was an amazing guest. I was pretty happy to hear that she was inspired by music videos like “Turn Down for What” and that she embraced change within her own field. The scope of art is a broad one as seen by the new type of hit music videos. The lessons that Carla taught the class were in fact priceless. I didn’t know what it felt like to be in the presence of a director with over five million views on her videos! I thought that was utterly insane. I know that in order to be a big shot, I must take risks, and I can’t imagine myself doing anything like Carla. She made a viral video overnight and continues to blow our minds with life-changing stories about her accomplishments and her pieces. I hope I will be able to see her on the big screen one day as she was pretty inspiring in just a classroom. Her water conservation video was so simple, yet got a clear point across. I thought it was a major comic relief as well! Anyways, I am truly happy to have been able to meet Carla as she pointed out risks in my life I should try and go on with despite the setbacks.

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    beansartblog

    November 20, 2016

    Arvan Arguelles 2:30pm

    Carla Dauden’s videos are amazing. The Mr. Polman video was amazing, what really got me about this video was the camera angles. These angles just made me say wow, the emotion that you can get from the angles is amazing itself. More importantly, the Brazil video was an eye opener seeing that I didn’t even realize how many people are getting kicked out of their homes for entertainment. Other than the video emphasizing the bad side of Brazil, we can truly see the impact the Internet can have, this video spread everywhere a day it was uploaded so we can see how one video can make a viral difference across the globe.

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    jackiesanchezart110

    November 20, 2016

    Jacqueline Sanchez 1pm
    I really enjoyed watching Carla’s videos. I am personally a fan of documentary style videos. I like the images she created in her videos and the way every topic and image transition nicely. Although I am by no means an expert in film, I would say her videos are definitely of good quality and I can see that she puts time and effort in to her work. Her videos show creativity and integrate important information very well. I enjoyed hearing her speak to the class and learning about her journey into film production. I completely agree with Carla’s work ethics. She mentioned that one must take every opportunity that allows you to make a name for yourself and provides you with practice that can improve your skills. She was inspirational.

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    Cindy Le

    November 20, 2016

    Cindy Le (1pm)
    The audio and visuals in Dauden’s videos that were shown in class had quite the impression on me. The way Dauden mashed the videos together in her “sneak peek” preview amazed me. They were videos of different topics, different beats, and yet with snippets of each and a new audio, she created a whole other story. Her videos send out clear messages about the tone and mood being used. Dauden’s video, Wash, had been known to me as a meme all this time. It was something that I hadn’t seen before, but the scenarios in the video had been spread across social media for some time. Dauden’s presentation in class about her life, where she did everything she could and just by making stuff, found out on what she could improve, was really inspiring to me. I got several goosebumps from just listening and looking at the videos that she had created.

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    Bryan Aparicio

    November 20, 2016

    Bryan Aparicio 1pm
    Carla Dauden’s videos were great. I really enjoyed how a lot of the videos evoked different emotions whether they were funny, happy, empathetic, etc. it always made you feel some way. One video that was really interesting to me was the video she made about Brazil. It basically was a life changing moment that required quick thinking and quick action. She did both of them and managed to make the best of her situation. I admire what she did and what she’s currently doing because the sky is the limit for her. She’s only going to get better with her craft and with her technique. We’ll look back one day and see the impact that she made and how many people it touched. My hats off to you, Carla.

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       nkechiokoroma

       November 21, 2016

       Hey Bryan,

       I would have to agree, I really do love how the videos show many different emotions to the viewers. The fact that I was not only able to empathize with her, but I was also able to laugh and some the jokes she made, made the video more interesting and alive. Videos that have more than one theme seem to always catch my attention more than those that don’t.

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    Evan Burton

    November 20, 2016

    1:00 PM
    I enjoyed Carla Dauden’s video “No, I’m not going to the world cup.” because it highlighted her ability to both be entertaining and be informative. There was a serious problem with the country of Brazil hosting the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics without first addressing its profound poverty crisis. It was almost as if the Brazilian President just wanted to host as many world events as possible while she was still in office. Because Carla Dauden is originally from Brazil, she felt the effects of the World Cup to a far greater extent than viewers from the rest of the world felt. The government of Brazil does very little to help counteract the slums within Rio, but has the audacity to spend over a billion dollars on new stadiums for a temporary attraction. I know that being a citizen of the United States right now involves a lot of distrust towards the federal government, but the disregard was never as obvious as the atmosphere in Brazil. Carla, using her media and film experience, voiced her opinions about her home country irresponsibly spending money on something that more closely resembled the hunger games than the World Cup.

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       jbpena

       November 20, 2016

       Justin Pena 2:30 pm
       I agree and can relate on the last part you mentioned regarding the “distrust towards the federal government”. It is amazing how our own citizens can trust or distrust the government, rely or not rely on the government, and be scared or not on the government. Granted the actions our own government have been quite questionable the past few years but I believe they are doing what they can for the people to benefit the country no matter whether a republican or democrat is running the country. And here I thought the terrible and frightening government at the Philippines was horrible what with its lies and questionable executive actions, Brazil’s actions truly shows that they do not care much for its own citizens and would rather put a “band aid solution” or deny and lie any information the media is showing. Truly amazing for Carla Dauden to speak her voice and fight for what is truly right. Hopefully changes will happen.

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    beentiredblog

    November 20, 2016

    Kayla Tafoya Sablan

    Although I am not a film or art major, I found Carla’s presentation and visit pretty inspirational. It really surprised me how just one video that wasn’t meant to go viral did and how much feedback and attention she says it initially got only within one day of her posting it. I admire her love for Brazil, I mean, it’s her home and I really respect the passion she has to address important and often overlooked issues that resonate within it. I totally agree with how she took the recognition of her video and how she used it to her advantage to not only continue to speak passionately about issues and politics going on in Brazil but also making an entire career out of her online presence. I admire her humility and passion to always make her work better than it was before. Her videos were pretty interesting and creative as well. “The Wash” was a really cool way to get the attention of a younger audience towards water conservation and I think she did a really great job with that ad. Her music videos were very visually appealing. I noticed a lot of transitioning from one scene to another, the lighting, angles, camera movement, and it all came together really cool. I really enjoy her style of directing and hope to see more of her work in the future.

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    chknalfredoart110

    November 20, 2016

    Alfredo Reyes 2:30PM
    In our Wednesday class I was very interested in Carla Dauden’s presentation. Her presentation not only showed us her amazing work, but how much she’s passionate and self driven independent person. As she talks more about her experience with her huge successful video “No,I’m not going to the World Cup” that is very meaningful and details about Brazil during the World Cup.She first thought this video not becoming a huge hit until that video has brought her career into the next level. Even though I enjoyed looking at her presentation of her work, she gave us an inspiration and motivation. She emphasizing based on the experience she went through and talking about putting ourselves out in public to achieve something great in life.

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    jbpena

    November 20, 2016

    Justin Pena 2:30 pm
    Although I am not quite fond of the style she used on the music videos, I enjoyed Carla Dauden’s documentaries and her vlog videos. The vlogs are straight to the point with facts supported by a few anecdotes that reinforces her credibility. The documentary shows images or clips that speaks more than a few words could ever be described. She has done an amazing job trying to point out the problem, it is quite a shame that not everyone agrees with her as she mentioned in one of her vlogs because you can tell she has dedicated a huge amount of time with the information, the causes and effects, and list of solutions – all of which exposes the horror and despicable acts of the government and their hypocrisy and lies. Very well done on her part. It is good to see a fervent spirit like her similar to the fervent spirits of several artists during “Je suis Charlie”.

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    irepbrian

    November 20, 2016

    Brian Sath; 1:00PM

    Carla was a very interesting guest speaker. Although her major was Film and mine was Biology, I felt like we could relate. Her ideas and tips were very interesting to me and helped me this weekend with my resume workshops. The first video of “The Wash” was very creative in terms of tackling the water issue that we have today. It’s something that is creative and very memorable. Her video that she showed by IRA GLASS was very motivational. It is something that I personally struggle with. Being a pre-med major, I feel like I won’t make it and become stagnant some days. Watching the video keeps me pushing forward and working harder. Besides that, her video for “Magic! No regrets” was phenomenal. The videos were intense and the transitions were on point. I definitely enjoyed her work. Kudos to Carla for working so hard and getting herself out there!

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    cslabell

    November 20, 2016

    When i first saw Carla’s work i was cheering her on because i felt like she was using her voice and her talent in a good way. I think that she was doing her work so beautiful. I enjoyed watching the cinematography that Carla portrayed. I think all the elements in her videos (tje simple white backrounf, the black and white, the music, the visuals and the landscapes) all captivated me and made me pay attention. And then when i heard her cause and how upset she was and was raising awaremess for her culture and people i really thought it was impressive. Nowadays people dont really stand up for a cause but its nice to see a graduate from CSULB be angry and voice her opinion. I think she has shed light on something that was being covered up. The fact that she got so much publicity for her words against the world cup was awesome because that must have given her such a grat feeling. It feels great to know when people are with you and i think these videos have helped people find their voice. Knowing now that she works for a company and has plans to move forward in her career and seeing all that she has done is great. Jer work is awesome and can defiently touch many people and expand ideas of others. I hope that many more people get to k ow her name in the years to come.
    By; claudia Sanchez 230pm class.

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    nkechiokoroma

    November 20, 2016

    Nkechi Okoroma-2:30
    I would definitely agree with Carla Dauden’s film on the World Cup. The fact that 13 million people are underfed everyday in Brazil is one of the many reasons why the country shouldn’t be investing more money in the world cup. All the money that is made during the event goes straight to FIFA and big business owners while the average Brazilian is left dry. For example, a huge amount of taxes is used on the games instead of medicine, food, and shelter for its people. The government definitely needs to step up and get their priorities straight in order to make a better and more sustainable country for all.

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