Charles C. Pinckney:
In order to create the video advertisement for the Charles C. Pinckney campaign, there were a few things that I set out to capture. I wanted the advertisement to give some background information about Pinckney, given his successes in politics throughout his adulthood. Continue reading
Against Madison Video
I tried to convey through my video that Madison deteriorated what George Washington established, was unfaithful to the United States, and was simply a minion of Thomas Jefferson. Continue reading
Charles C Pinckney Campaign Ad
The Federalists thought that the election of 1808 was coming at a perfect time for them to be able to take the position of the presidency. With the initiation of the Embargo Act of 1807, a great platform was created for the Federalists to run against. For their candidate they selected Charles Cotesworth Pinckney for the second time to oppose the overly favorite James Madison. Continue reading
Aimee Dennett
Madison Campaign Ad
This ad turned out to be much more difficult for me to create than I had originally anticipated for a few reasons. The first being that it seems Madison did not have any drawings or portraits made of him before 1808 other than one while he was serving in the Virginia legislature. The second being his strong association with Jefferson at the time of the election, who had just suffered significant domestic political opposition because of his two recent policies. Continue reading