Surviving the Market – With Assistance
Many poor people have managed to stay in gentrifying neighborhoods. Not surprisingly, residents appreciate many of the changes taking place in their neighborhoods – increased safety, less overt drug dealing, better transportation, improved governmental responsiveness and more stores. After all, many of these long-term residents have been working to make just these improvements for decades. But they don’t remain merely to appreciate the improvements occurring in their neighborhoods. They remain because these are their communities. Their families, networks and lives are all there.

This year has been quite the experience during my thesis. I found my self asking serious question about the structure of my project. How is it related to Design and Techonology? Whats the plan of attack on production? And finally, Is gentrification a bad or good thing?

1. I found a two new actresses to named Lola and Yuri who both lead the story.

2. I also decided to implement a new character named Sasha that is the opposing force. I’m looking to define the relationship between two characters facing conflict.

3. The Brian Kingston character becomes more of a supporting role to let the story revolve around Veronica.

4. Most of the key dialog will shot on Chroma Key (aka Green Screen)

5. Footage shot in the three locations will be used as supporting documentation(B-Roll).

6. Finally, I will be in the narrative as the hand of the animator, as well as the narrator.

All of these design questions are still under evaluation, drive my thinking and development.

This was my fifth prototype and second version of the storyline for Recursion.

This idea of Digital Cinema isnt a new concept. After some further research I realized that my thesis projects falls into this catergory of Digital Cinema. Capturing digital input, moving files on a hard drive, capturing and editing this is old technology.

Thesis Concept to date: “Recursion”

Expected Outcome/Form: Short Film

Main Domain of Focus: Film

Sub-Domains: Animation, Production, Screenwriting/ Linear-Narrative form

Sub-Domain condition: Socialology of self perception relating to environment

Main Domain top References: Film Genre: Comedy and Drama

“Do the Right Thing” directed by Spike Lee

“She’s Gotta Have It” directed by Spike Lee

“Birth of A Nation” directed by D.W Griffith

“Hard Luck” directed by Buster Keaton

“Flag Wars” directors Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras

Sub Domain References:

Animation

“After You” creator Chris Cordingley

“Al Dente” creators Jean-François Barthélémy, Maël François and Carlos Felipe Leon Ortiz

Production

“Weekend Vibe” urban themed television show. producer Matt Smith

“The Big Gay Sketch Show” sketch comedy television show. director Amanda Bearse

ScreenWriting

“Scott King” has written and produced various television programs

“Spike Lee” has written and directed various films

Sub Domain /w condition:

“Delirious New York” A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan

“Black Corona”

“Gentrification did not only affect these neighborhoods economically, but also socially and culturally. Gentrification changes the social environment and established class based and ethnic networks

. New comers bring their own culture to the community. They try to change the physical image of the neighborhood. For instance, they would change the decorations and attractions of the neighborhood. They would install gardens and better parks they think is culturally appropriate. Anderson cited that “as the newcomers wittingly or unwittingly establish a cultural outpost of the larger society, they tend to discount this significant proportion of the host community and are fairly criticized for not following the cultural footsteps of their processors”.

cited: www.socyberty.com/Sociology/Gentrification-and-tourism

“Many of the characteristics of black neighborhoods documented in ethnographies by Elijah Anderson and others can be seen here. For example, Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) and Mike (Mos Def) encourage the neighborhood youths to appreciate black heroes (particularly Fats Waller) and the local black history. In Code of the Street, Anderson discusses how black “old heads” serve to remind black youth of their history and encourage moral behavior. However, as Anderson notes, the authority of old heads is declining and this, too, can be seen in the movie. Mr. Fletcher seems to have lost some of the authority he once had and is conflicted about how to best serve the community. The Passaic City Council wants to demolish the historical building where Mr. Fletcher’s video store is located and replace it with an ugly and generic looking housing development. Though Mr. Fletcher is troubled by the arrival of a corporate video store into the neighborhood, he also tries to steal their core ideas (DVDs only, action/adventure and comedies only, uniforms, etc.) to keep his store alive.”

cited: contentanalysis.wordpress.com/tag/gentrification/

Brian Kingston: (graphic designer) moving out of his rough neighborhood has always been a great dream. Brian’s only problem Veronica Mitchell his girlfriend who doesnt understand him anymore.

Veronica Mitchell: (receptionist for NYC Dept. of Employment) Veronica doesn’t trust her boyfriend Brian. She feels he cheating on her with another woman, because he moved away from there old neighborhood.