ALEX VINEBURG

When I was little, I would record vlogs under the name “Awesomesauce”. Every video would start the same with my intro that would go, “Hey Guys Awesomesauce Here”, and then I would go through the rest of the video. No matter the video, each of them started with my little spiel. There’s even a vlog where, shaking and sniffling, I still give the intro even though the power is out and there’s a blizzard outside. I would record my vacations, make stop motion animations, and even dabble in some short films. Needless to say, I was pretty cool (or Awesomesauce as some would say). 

So cool, in fact, that my parents decided to send me to a creative arts day camp where I got to make little movies with my friends! I found myself always wanting to do something out of the box that others would find fun. We made a ton of little projects, like Hannibalistic (the story of a coroner, a detective, and 3rd century Carthaginian general Hannibal). 

 Flash forward to middle and high school, I would always choose to make videos for projects if it was an option, would record little shorts with friends, and became more interested in photography. I remember one time I made some classmates recreate an episode of Bill Nye for a science project. I would always make the most of every project, and do the most I could. 

However when it came time for college prep, I sincerely thought I would be a graphic designer, even though I sucked at it and wasn’t really interested in it all too much. For a long time I genuinely didn’t really know what exactly I wanted to do, but something kept calling me back to film. So, I decided to take a film class senior year, which reminded me how much I loved working with cameras, but also in editing as well. That same year I began working as a freelance youtube editor as well! Everything kind of all came together at the right time, and looking back on it I don’t think it couldn’t have worked out better. 

At Drexel, I’ve made so many incredible projects with so many amazing people. I get to go to school to make movies with my friends, which I treasure every day. College has taught me so much in the world of film and how to work on a set. I am so excited to start this new chapter at JTWO!