Enter the Chicano Art World with Arlette Lucero
Arlette is a Denver-based Chicano artist passionate about painting and supporting a community of Chicano artists.
Introductory Video
A thirty-second video promoting an exhibition at the Museum of Art Fort Collins called Nepantla, which Arlette created a piece for.
Social Media
A two-minute video featuring interviews about Arlette’s piece “Malinche on the Rocks” from Nepantla Opening Night attendees on October 3rd.
A thirty-second video promoting the Calaveras Ball, which was organized by Arlette as a fundraiser to support BRDG Project, where her curated Dia de los Muertos show is on display.
Introducing Arlette Lucero:
a Photo Essay
The Production Process
This project took 63 hours to complete over a period of 27 days. Approximately 20 hours were spent in the field, photographing and filming at various events, including a recorded interview with Arlette at her home in Denver, the Nepantla Exhibition Opening Night at the Museum of Art Fort Collins on October 3, a second visit in Arlette’s home to obtain B-roll and studio photographs, and the Calaveras Ball in Denver on October 25. The remainder was spent putting the materials together.
I began by creating social media videos and the mini-documentary. I trimmed clips and pulled pieces of dialogue to create coherent stories. Some portions of the interview footage that didn’t make the mini-documentary were used in social media videos. I collected more B-roll as needed; however, I didn’t add B-roll until the dialogue was completely trimmed and the video was an appropriate length.
Once the videos were nearly finished, I finished editing photos and designed my photo essay. My goal was to include more information about Arlette’s “artist side” in the photo essay and more details about Arlette’s “curator side” in the documentary; however, there is overlap.