Alexia Raquel Castro - ✩

Latina・Writer・Student Cinematographer・INTJ-T

In my spare time I am either reading, writing, or watching anime. I enjoy boba in unhealthy amounts and taking videos of scenes that please my eye everywhere I go.

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・I attended high school at St. Mary's Academy in Inglewood, California
・I took classes as in Intro to Digital Photography, Yearbook and Digital Journalism, and Multimedia Productions.
・Career Path Program I was in during my four years at St. Marys's where I was under The Arts program in Media Arts.
・I was taught how to use a camera, I was taught photography for the first time, I was able to use the studios my school had to offer and film, learn about mic packs, how they operate, and much more.

・I currently attend Eugene Lang of Liberal Arts College a branch from The New School in New York City.
・My major is Screen Studies with a minor in Screenwriting and Film Production.
・I have taken classes of Intro to Screen Studies & Media Studies, Cinematography, Screenwriting, Intro to Fiction and Intermediate Fiction.

High School Porfolio

Photography Throughout the Years

Photographs taken throughout my four years of high school.

The photographs taken below are all part of the same series based on my love of reading

The photographs below were stills taken from a scene I wrote and co-directed in my Multimedia Productions class.

The photographs below are make-up looks inspired by my characters and their mood-boards that I have created for them for an assignment in my AP 2D Art & Design class.

From the top of the photo to the bottom, characters are: Elara Ruelle and Leafa Ramirez

Movie/TV Series Posters

Below are photographs for my Final Project in AP 2D Art & Design and AP Literature where I wrote a short scene and took photos to make a movie poster. The images below are the final product and the other images that did not make the cut.

Below are photographs for another movie poster along with an aesthetic of each character and a diary entry to better understand the characters.

2D Art Printed

I took a photograph of a friend, Yartiza Padilla, and printed the photo out on an embroidery material. I then embroidered "terms of endearment" used in Latin families.

Location Scouting

Below are two photographs for an assignment where I did my version of "location scouting" and used my IPad to make notes on how I wanted the scene to look like.

Movie/TV Series Posters

Below are aesthetics of diary entries for characters that I have developed in personal scripts.

College Portfolio

Cinematography

Below are short assignments where I have tested motion, lighting, and editing.

Below is my Cinematography Midterm.

Below is my Cinematography Final.

Contents of my Cinematography notebook

Intro to Screen Studies

This assignment was to take a sound sequence from a movie and change the soundtrack to it. I chose the movie The Breakfast Club and changed the iconic song in the dance scene to Out of My League by Fitz and The Tantrums.

This assignment was to film "A Day In My Life"

Personal Writing

Cigarettes in the Summer

Cigarettes in the Summer is the first book I have ever completed under the genre of Romance and Coming-of-Age. The first draft is currently under-editing. Below is the summary of the book along with a link that will take you to the first chapter.

Bria Alario has lived her entire life in Portessa, Italy spending her days fishing with her father and laughing with her friends. Every summer, despite being turned away, Sigrid tries her best to reconnect with her niece and brother-in-law after an incident she caused. This summer is no different and Bria has to fight her anger and resentment, doing her best to send her away as irritated and quick as she can.Sage Torres’ parents fought, separated, got remarried, and decided to take their five children to Portessa, Italy as a honeymoon/vacation within the span of two months. Although the kids are in pure chaotic confusion, they do their best to enjoy their time together, not realizing that their parents are slowly unraveling again. Happiness truly only happens for a short amount of time when people do their best to ignore their issues.As their summer begins, Bria meets Sage and as the summer continues, they make memories that are to last a lifetime. Trying to go through their separate struggles and navigating their own blooming romance, both Bria and Sage will always remember this summer full of water, living room couches, and cigarettes.

Platform - Wattpad

Wattpad is a website where all can sign up for free and write whatever they please to publish online. Whether they choose to write romances, fantasy's, mysteries, or fan fiction, they are able to express their own creative ideas easily.I started to publish on Wattpad during the Summer of 2017 writing my own Shadow and Bone fan fiction. Something I started out for fun turned into a platform where I have gained around 280k reads.Although my fan-fiction-writing-days have slowed down since high school, I still do my best for my readers to publish and give them the finished story they deserve while putting more focus on personal projects.Please press on the icon below to access my profile.