Miller Arts Scholars
Miller Arts Scholars
Hyebin Lee

Hyebin Lee

Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2023
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I mainly work with cinematography and videography. However, I want to expand my field to photography as well. I have been experimenting with taking portraits or candid pictures of people in my community. Some turned out good, while others did not. One major challenge I repeatedly faced was too much light exposure, especially if the picture was taken outside during the day. This challenge can be easily overcome by using lens filters like neutral density filters and polarizers. These filters reduce the amount of light entering the camera lens, so good exposure can be achieved without increasing the aperture.
Original Proposal
Proposal Outcome
Title
Humanity Through the Lens
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2023
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I would like to request this minigrant to purchase an 85mm lens. This investment will help me hone my photography skills and is essential for my film career. For my outcome report, I will attach a few portraits taken with the 85mm lens.
Original Proposal
Proposal Outcome
Title
Portraits with Prime Lens
Class Year
2024
Disciplines(s)
Arts Award Type
Proposal Outcome
Faculty Advisor
Mona Kasra
Department
Drama
Grant Description
I propose that I will make a short documentary series that is about 4 episodes which will be distributed primarily through Youtube. My vision for this project is to tell often untold stories in our UVA community. These digital stories will not be limited to just students and professors.
Original Proposal
Title
Humans of UVA: Stories to be Heard
Class Year
2024
Disciplines(s)
Arts Award Type
Proposal Outcome
Faculty Advisor
Mona Kasra
Department
Drama
Grant Description
I propose to make an autoethnographic short I'm and a portrait series exploring my identity as an immigrant Korean American by creatively examining the interactions of three generations: my grandmother, mother, and I. The short film will be distributed through Youtube, and the portrait series will be exhibited at a physical location. This funding will allow me to pursue my passion for visual storytelling, new media art, video art, and film making. The award money will be used for filming equipment and post production expenses.
Original Proposal
Title
Present in the Past

Hyebin Lee was born in Korea but moved to India at age 7. She stayed there until she moved to the U.S. at age 13. She has lived in Northern Virginia ever since and came to UVA interested in pursuing medical school. She had always loved taking videos and pictures to document the intricacies found in memories and the stories that come with them. Over time, she pressed deeper into her inevitably growing passion for film and realized that she would come to regret not pursuing it. She is now double majoring in Biology and Studio Art with a New media/Cinematography concentration in hopes of fully pursuing filmmaking in the future. Her dream would be to contribute to the production of documentaries based on true stories. At UVA, she is involved in Grace Christian Fellowship and serves different communities through her worship. She currently has a YouTube channel that is her main outlet for creatively sharing her college life.

2024