Created in 2019 after the restructuring of a different project, Checking Out Chicago is a series that focuses on different areas of Illinois’ leading city. While I like teaching others about the city of Chicago (which is what I hope to do with this), this series also has taught me a lot and changed my perspective of it. I like using this as an opportunity to explore neighborhoods and topics that I never would’ve considered without this.
Like I said in the ‘about’ page, this project is a reflection of how my skills in video production have changed over the years. If you watch them in order, you’ll probably notice an evolution of the style of the series, such as increasingly elaborate motion graphics, color grading, and longer runtimes. It's an opportunity for me to try new things creatively.
Real life emergencies and obligations, like college and -well- whatever 2020 was, have kept the series from being as consistent as I would’ve liked. Nonetheless it is a project I am proud of nonetheless and intend on updating for the foreseeable future.
(Episodes sorted newest to oldest)
LAKEVIEW (2024)
GRACELAND CEMETERY (2023)
PILSEN (2023)
CHINATOWN (2021)
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE (2021)
WRIGLEYVILLE (2021)
LINCOLN PARK (2020)
THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2019)
(Holidays in the City)
NEAR NORTH SIDE (2019)
NAVY PIER (2019)
MUSEUM CAMPUS (2019)
THE PARKS OF THE LOOP (2019)
THE LOOP (2019)