DavidPFranceTV INTERVIEW #8
VALERIE BARNES
Film and Video Artist, Storyteller and Business Owner
Valerie Barnes Film
New York City
https://www.valeriebarnesfilm.com
In his eighth interview, David speaks with long-time friend Valerie Barnes, a film and v…
DavidPFranceTV INTERVIEW #8
VALERIE BARNES
Film and Video Artist, Storyteller and Business Owner
Valerie Barnes Film
New York City
https://www.valeriebarnesfilm.com
In his eighth interview, David speaks with long-time friend Valerie Barnes, a film and video artist, storyteller and business owner based in New York City.
David and Valerie talk about how they met in New York City in the late 1990s, her start as a videographer for New York City Hip-Hop and Wedding Industries, the development of her videography business, her upcoming projects, women in business and her view on what is happening in New York City in this current global situation.
They share their stories about being collaborators in the mainstream corporate media (television and music) industry working for Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jennifer Lopez; Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, Diane von Furstenberg (fashion designer), The Charlie Rose Show (former PBS sponsored talk show) and cable station MSNBC.
From Valerie's website:
Every person has a story.
Whether the story unfolds through an art film, documentary, music film or a wedding film matters not. What matters is the ability for the filmmaker to interpret each story and present it in an emotionally engaging manner.
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I've always been enriched by the knowledge learned from the diversity in the projects I've created and in the people I've met along the way. These people have taught me that it is our differences which make us interesting and our similarities which unite us.
I have filmed people who celebrate in the joy of marriage, musicians who strive to be heard, performers who light up a stage or screen with their energy, those who struggle with intolerance and indifference against them, and many others who move forward in life trying to make their mark in whatever is their passion.
My work has taken me to places both nationally and internationally. I am mostly a referral based business which speaks to the trust and satisfaction others have felt when working with me.
Everybody has a story to tell and film and video are the vehicles I use to tell these stories.
