My published works can be found at the following links:
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/staff_profile/arielle-gulley/
www.scorpiusmagazine.com/author/arielle-gulley/
https://utahcommhistory.com/utah-chronicle-1960-1962/
https://utahcommhistory.com/2019/12/10/doug-binghams-untimely-death-could-have-shined-a-light-on-collegiate-sports-and-the-risk-involved/
https://utahcommhistory.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/gulley_feb-24-1961-to-march-2-1961.pdf
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/staff_profile/arielle-gulley/
www.scorpiusmagazine.com/author/arielle-gulley/
https://utahcommhistory.com/utah-chronicle-1960-1962/
https://utahcommhistory.com/2019/12/10/doug-binghams-untimely-death-could-have-shined-a-light-on-collegiate-sports-and-the-risk-involved/
https://utahcommhistory.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/gulley_feb-24-1961-to-march-2-1961.pdf
Published Examples:
Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing.. But not really that hard
November 30th, 2018
Most fans have come to familiarize The Neighbourhood’s music with moody lyrics depicting love and loss though a sound reminiscent of artificial angst and distracted adolescence. Though the California based band have been around since their groundbreaking hit “Sweater Weather” in 2013, they’ve managed to fade into the background throughout the years given their ever changing sound with each new released EP or album. Fans find it hard to keep up with the ever band, a fact that makes the newly release album title a bit ironic.
The recent album is akin to a puzzle as it is a culmination of tunes from the band’s recent EPs and albums, all of which have been pieced together in order to form a gestalt of music further confusing fans as to the identity of this seemingly alternative pop rock group. Though their debut album seemed alike to The 1975 with its undertones of drugs and rebellion, an image that served them well given their “Sweater Weather” hit number 14 on the Billboard charts and the album “I Love You” debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band toured with the likes of Imagine Dragons, The 1975, and even performed at Coachella their first years on the scene, seemingly solidifying themselves as a Pop Rock group capable of producing catchy hits for teenagers full of angst. The band seemed to confuse and infuriate some fans when they went on to release what appeared to be a hip hop influenced mixtape in 2014 titled #000000 & #FFFFFF featuring different rappers and hip hop moguls (Think French Montana and G Eazy) Many were wondering why the band would switch up the successful sound they had with their alternative fan base and move over to a more underground hip hop vibe fit for a Soundcloud rapper. The Band yet again decided to spin their focus and change up their sound on their sophomore LP “Wiped Out” which had numerous singles such as “R.I.P to My Youth and “Daddy Issue” on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and even held the #1 spot on Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart. This second album seemed to echo the group’s mentality from “I Love You” in the themes of escapism and excessively sentimental alternative pop tunes.
However, the band couldn't maintain the same style for two albums in a row and proved so with the release of their EPs earlier this year. The EPs are somewhat of a culmination of the band’s prior work but ultimately into a jumbled pop-rap-rock album. The band is constantly evolving their sound, which is why it's funny their album is even asking the question of whether or not they ever change. While the band has always gotten away with seemingly effortlessly cool in their albums, this album seems as if they took their nonchalant attitude a bit too far and just didn’t put in the effort.
November 30th, 2018
Most fans have come to familiarize The Neighbourhood’s music with moody lyrics depicting love and loss though a sound reminiscent of artificial angst and distracted adolescence. Though the California based band have been around since their groundbreaking hit “Sweater Weather” in 2013, they’ve managed to fade into the background throughout the years given their ever changing sound with each new released EP or album. Fans find it hard to keep up with the ever band, a fact that makes the newly release album title a bit ironic.
The recent album is akin to a puzzle as it is a culmination of tunes from the band’s recent EPs and albums, all of which have been pieced together in order to form a gestalt of music further confusing fans as to the identity of this seemingly alternative pop rock group. Though their debut album seemed alike to The 1975 with its undertones of drugs and rebellion, an image that served them well given their “Sweater Weather” hit number 14 on the Billboard charts and the album “I Love You” debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band toured with the likes of Imagine Dragons, The 1975, and even performed at Coachella their first years on the scene, seemingly solidifying themselves as a Pop Rock group capable of producing catchy hits for teenagers full of angst. The band seemed to confuse and infuriate some fans when they went on to release what appeared to be a hip hop influenced mixtape in 2014 titled #000000 & #FFFFFF featuring different rappers and hip hop moguls (Think French Montana and G Eazy) Many were wondering why the band would switch up the successful sound they had with their alternative fan base and move over to a more underground hip hop vibe fit for a Soundcloud rapper. The Band yet again decided to spin their focus and change up their sound on their sophomore LP “Wiped Out” which had numerous singles such as “R.I.P to My Youth and “Daddy Issue” on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and even held the #1 spot on Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart. This second album seemed to echo the group’s mentality from “I Love You” in the themes of escapism and excessively sentimental alternative pop tunes.
However, the band couldn't maintain the same style for two albums in a row and proved so with the release of their EPs earlier this year. The EPs are somewhat of a culmination of the band’s prior work but ultimately into a jumbled pop-rap-rock album. The band is constantly evolving their sound, which is why it's funny their album is even asking the question of whether or not they ever change. While the band has always gotten away with seemingly effortlessly cool in their albums, this album seems as if they took their nonchalant attitude a bit too far and just didn’t put in the effort.
Malacostraca
December 20th, 2018
The real horror according to Pieper, is humanity and reality itself. The filmmaker’s latest piece is alarming and unsettling in the best kind of way as it shows the dark side of the human mind and its capabilities
There are certain words that come to mind when watching a creation of Charles Pieper’s: daunting, disturbing, alarming, ominous, and the list goes on. The word “boring” is not on that list. Think of the darkness Tim Burton brings to the screen mixed with the gory, cheesy, over the top slasher movies from the 1980s and you’d have something slightly resembling a film by Charles Pieper. While Pieper’s work is eerie and unsettling, the writer and filmmaker is the exact opposite in his countenance. He’s upbeat with a demeanor similar to a childhood friend you haven’t spoken with in ages. He speaks passionately about his projects and the joy he finds in making people uncomfortable.
Pieper has been in the industry for years, not only doing film but also working in special effects and sets of productions. He’s attracted to the dark and gory and has been since he was young.
When he’s not working on his own films he lends his talents to music videos and writing scripts for future pieces of work. His mind seems to run a mile a minute and at times it’s as if his mouth struggles to catch u and formulate his quick thoughts. He’s got his mind on current projects as well as future work but doesn't want to delve too deep into anything that isn’t 100% guaranteed, because as anyone in film can tell you, and as Charles agrees, until you’re sitting in the theater watching the film, it’s never a sure thing. Pieper can attest to this given his past issues when working on his current film Malacostraca, a project nearly 10 years in the making and something Pieper is extremely proud of.
Malacostraca, is not only Pieper’s longest piece to date, but also possibly his darkest. The film focuses on a writer and his deteriorating home life with his wife and their growing family. The films has a twist that sits with the viewer in the most unsettling yet intriguing way. Expect to sit in your chair in silence for a moment after finishing the film simply attempting to digest what you’ve seen. The film is disconcerting and thought provoking, both intended emotions according to Pieper. The film is set to make the rounds at numerous film festivals this year
December 20th, 2018
The real horror according to Pieper, is humanity and reality itself. The filmmaker’s latest piece is alarming and unsettling in the best kind of way as it shows the dark side of the human mind and its capabilities
There are certain words that come to mind when watching a creation of Charles Pieper’s: daunting, disturbing, alarming, ominous, and the list goes on. The word “boring” is not on that list. Think of the darkness Tim Burton brings to the screen mixed with the gory, cheesy, over the top slasher movies from the 1980s and you’d have something slightly resembling a film by Charles Pieper. While Pieper’s work is eerie and unsettling, the writer and filmmaker is the exact opposite in his countenance. He’s upbeat with a demeanor similar to a childhood friend you haven’t spoken with in ages. He speaks passionately about his projects and the joy he finds in making people uncomfortable.
Pieper has been in the industry for years, not only doing film but also working in special effects and sets of productions. He’s attracted to the dark and gory and has been since he was young.
When he’s not working on his own films he lends his talents to music videos and writing scripts for future pieces of work. His mind seems to run a mile a minute and at times it’s as if his mouth struggles to catch u and formulate his quick thoughts. He’s got his mind on current projects as well as future work but doesn't want to delve too deep into anything that isn’t 100% guaranteed, because as anyone in film can tell you, and as Charles agrees, until you’re sitting in the theater watching the film, it’s never a sure thing. Pieper can attest to this given his past issues when working on his current film Malacostraca, a project nearly 10 years in the making and something Pieper is extremely proud of.
Malacostraca, is not only Pieper’s longest piece to date, but also possibly his darkest. The film focuses on a writer and his deteriorating home life with his wife and their growing family. The films has a twist that sits with the viewer in the most unsettling yet intriguing way. Expect to sit in your chair in silence for a moment after finishing the film simply attempting to digest what you’ve seen. The film is disconcerting and thought provoking, both intended emotions according to Pieper. The film is set to make the rounds at numerous film festivals this year
Scorpius: So your new piece Malacostraca, definitely a darker piece than your previous work.
Pieper: (laughs) yes, it’s meant to be. Its horrible and meant to seem funny, it’s over the top.
The true horror is, its real. The audience is real, they’re someone who’s lost their mind. It’s the film I wanted to make. It shows what I’m capable of making and what I can do. I wanted to create the most uncomfortable thing possible. The true horror is, its real.
Well you succeeded! Where did the idea come to you?
The idea first came up during my time in Boston at Emerson college about 10 years ago. It was this thought of a crawdad crawling on a sleeping woman and the visual disparity between the woman and the tiny creature, that nasty juxtaposition. The concept of a man watching out of morbid curiosity and allowing that to overwhelm his need to take action. Then I thought of them as a married couple and him as having all of the worst male concepts: arrogance, anger, over masculinity, etc.
10 years is a long time to be working on a project
Ya so the idea came to me about 10 years ago. We started work on the project and everything was good to go maybe 4½ years ago but then I got sick for a while and that stopped production and different things came up so it’s been a long time. You can imagine how working on something for so long can be exhausting. Throughout the entire process two things remained the same: myself and the two actors [Amber Bollinger and Charles Pecoraro)
Pieper: (laughs) yes, it’s meant to be. Its horrible and meant to seem funny, it’s over the top.
The true horror is, its real. The audience is real, they’re someone who’s lost their mind. It’s the film I wanted to make. It shows what I’m capable of making and what I can do. I wanted to create the most uncomfortable thing possible. The true horror is, its real.
Well you succeeded! Where did the idea come to you?
The idea first came up during my time in Boston at Emerson college about 10 years ago. It was this thought of a crawdad crawling on a sleeping woman and the visual disparity between the woman and the tiny creature, that nasty juxtaposition. The concept of a man watching out of morbid curiosity and allowing that to overwhelm his need to take action. Then I thought of them as a married couple and him as having all of the worst male concepts: arrogance, anger, over masculinity, etc.
10 years is a long time to be working on a project
Ya so the idea came to me about 10 years ago. We started work on the project and everything was good to go maybe 4½ years ago but then I got sick for a while and that stopped production and different things came up so it’s been a long time. You can imagine how working on something for so long can be exhausting. Throughout the entire process two things remained the same: myself and the two actors [Amber Bollinger and Charles Pecoraro)
You’ve previously worked with both Bollinger and Pecoraro in past films correct?
Yes. I’ve had extremely good luck in on a few occasions of meeting certain people and clicking with them. I met Amber and Charles a few years back when I was at a party during my time in animation and we hit it off. The great thing was they knew each other and had worked together and had this chemistry and they liked the weird stuff I wrote.
You’re in LA now but you mentioned Boston earlier, how did you make it to LA and get into the film writing?
My college gave me the opportunity to do my final semester in Los Angeles and the idea was that you get an internship and then a job from there. Conceptually it sounded great, however I graduated in 2009, during the peak of the recession. So there were no jobs and no one was interested in what I was offering. Basically it led me to swallowing my pride and starting over and helping out with painting and building sets and props for other productions. I also did some special effects work.
Malacostraca is dark and unsettling, do you see your future work following suit in nature? Where do you see yourself going creatively in the future?
My past work has been very wacky and bizarre. Moving forward, the scripts I’ve developed are all in the wide umbrella that is horror. I have a piece that is based off my encounters with a past neighbor who happened to be a drug lord. There was a time I nearly died in college from a prescription overdose that was nearly 3x the amount of medicine recommended for my body weight and I mean I almost didn’t graduate or move out here or any of that. So I thought I’d write it down and it’s something of an “embarrassing college moment” meets “The Fly.” Film gives you the opportunity to go somewhere. I want to go somewhere that we can’t go in life.
What draws you to creating grotesque and dark stories?
That’s a valid question and I have been getting it a lot. Reality is horrible and it's only getting worse. I mean, do people ever look out the window? I’ve always been this way, as a kid I was more focused on the nightmares. I was a nervous kid, always aware of my surroundings. But day to day, I’m goofy. In school I was always the goofball. It's the least I could do to be pleasant, but my work doesn’t have to reflect that. Could you imagine if I was like that in real life, how my movies make me come across? If I was that dark? Nobody would come near me (laughs)
Back to Malacostraca, anything to say to potential viewers of the film?
Expect to feel as uncomfortable as I do. You’re going to leave feeling worse then when you came. (laughs) Honestly expect a horror film with a sneak attack. Expectations are going to be twisted. There is a guise of exploitation, hopefully you’ll be hit with something more universally or emotionally
Charles Pieper’s work can be seen on his website http://www.charlespieper.com/
You’ve previously worked with both Bollinger and Pecoraro in past films correct?
Yes. I’ve had extremely good luck in on a few occasions of meeting certain people and clicking with them. I met Amber and Charles a few years back when I was at a party during my time in animation and we hit it off. The great thing was they knew each other and had worked together and had this chemistry and they liked the weird stuff I wrote.
You’re in LA now but you mentioned Boston earlier, how did you make it to LA and get into the film writing?
My college gave me the opportunity to do my final semester in Los Angeles and the idea was that you get an internship and then a job from there. Conceptually it sounded great, however I graduated in 2009, during the peak of the recession. So there were no jobs and no one was interested in what I was offering. Basically it led me to swallowing my pride and starting over and helping out with painting and building sets and props for other productions. I also did some special effects work.
Malacostraca is dark and unsettling, do you see your future work following suit in nature? Where do you see yourself going creatively in the future?
My past work has been very wacky and bizarre. Moving forward, the scripts I’ve developed are all in the wide umbrella that is horror. I have a piece that is based off my encounters with a past neighbor who happened to be a drug lord. There was a time I nearly died in college from a prescription overdose that was nearly 3x the amount of medicine recommended for my body weight and I mean I almost didn’t graduate or move out here or any of that. So I thought I’d write it down and it’s something of an “embarrassing college moment” meets “The Fly.” Film gives you the opportunity to go somewhere. I want to go somewhere that we can’t go in life.
What draws you to creating grotesque and dark stories?
That’s a valid question and I have been getting it a lot. Reality is horrible and it's only getting worse. I mean, do people ever look out the window? I’ve always been this way, as a kid I was more focused on the nightmares. I was a nervous kid, always aware of my surroundings. But day to day, I’m goofy. In school I was always the goofball. It's the least I could do to be pleasant, but my work doesn’t have to reflect that. Could you imagine if I was like that in real life, how my movies make me come across? If I was that dark? Nobody would come near me (laughs)
Back to Malacostraca, anything to say to potential viewers of the film?
Expect to feel as uncomfortable as I do. You’re going to leave feeling worse then when you came. (laughs) Honestly expect a horror film with a sneak attack. Expectations are going to be twisted. There is a guise of exploitation, hopefully you’ll be hit with something more universally or emotionally
Charles Pieper’s work can be seen on his website http://www.charlespieper.com/
“In Utah there are 179,000 assaults in relationships every year. I want you to let that sit in. That is 465 assaults, between two people who are dating, every day,” Brett Brown informs.
A self defense class was taught at the Union building on the University of Utah campus last Wednesday, and both the punch and message were powerful.
The class comes on the heels of a reported sexual assault on campus March 25th. While emails and updates have been sent to students following the incident, it left a large part of the female student body asking what they can do to better prepare themselves, or better yet, defend themselves from possible threat.
The class was held by Surviving Assault Standing Strong, a nonprofit organization who lives up to their name. SASS’s mission is to spread awareness in attempt to diminish sexual assault in any form globally. SASS teaches courses across the nation to different school groups, police departments, teachers, etc.
“It’s better to have the skill and not use it in my opinion,” Victoria Firmage, a junior at the University of Utah explains. “These types of incidents are becoming more prevalent.”
The class included step by step approaches to get out of certain situations women may find themselves in with a potential attacker. Alongside moves and strategies on escaping danger, the instructors were honest in what drives each of them to teach self defense and why it’s a need many should take advantage of. While many of us may seem wary of dark alleyways and strangers we don’t know, the class made sure to highlight the fact that harm doesn’t always come from where we expect.
"The reason that this program continues to grow is because there’s a need for it, and I think that’s hard to address sometimes,” SASS instructor Brett Brown states. “86 percent of assaults are committed by someone we know, like family, friends, or people we’re dating. Of that 86 percent, 72 percent occurs in either the victim’s or the attacker’s home.”
One out of eight women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their life, and 50 percent of assaults occur during the college years of a person’s life. SASS is an organization striving to lower those percentages and keep assault from happening in the first place, and their motive was clear through the lessons they taught and experiences they shared Wednesday evening.
A self defense class was taught at the Union building on the University of Utah campus last Wednesday, and both the punch and message were powerful.
The class comes on the heels of a reported sexual assault on campus March 25th. While emails and updates have been sent to students following the incident, it left a large part of the female student body asking what they can do to better prepare themselves, or better yet, defend themselves from possible threat.
The class was held by Surviving Assault Standing Strong, a nonprofit organization who lives up to their name. SASS’s mission is to spread awareness in attempt to diminish sexual assault in any form globally. SASS teaches courses across the nation to different school groups, police departments, teachers, etc.
“It’s better to have the skill and not use it in my opinion,” Victoria Firmage, a junior at the University of Utah explains. “These types of incidents are becoming more prevalent.”
The class included step by step approaches to get out of certain situations women may find themselves in with a potential attacker. Alongside moves and strategies on escaping danger, the instructors were honest in what drives each of them to teach self defense and why it’s a need many should take advantage of. While many of us may seem wary of dark alleyways and strangers we don’t know, the class made sure to highlight the fact that harm doesn’t always come from where we expect.
"The reason that this program continues to grow is because there’s a need for it, and I think that’s hard to address sometimes,” SASS instructor Brett Brown states. “86 percent of assaults are committed by someone we know, like family, friends, or people we’re dating. Of that 86 percent, 72 percent occurs in either the victim’s or the attacker’s home.”
One out of eight women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their life, and 50 percent of assaults occur during the college years of a person’s life. SASS is an organization striving to lower those percentages and keep assault from happening in the first place, and their motive was clear through the lessons they taught and experiences they shared Wednesday evening.