Experimental Film exploring the complex set of relationships between history, humanity, and society today.
Topics to be explored:
War, Peace, Psychology, Corruption, Humanity, Revolution, Nationalism, Imperialism, Colonialism, Nation-building, Religion, Crime, Capitalism, Climate Change, Energy
Secondary sources to be examined (more to be listed as research ensues):
Film:
Che (2008)
The 11th Hour (2007)
Literature:
Cosa Nostra (2004)
Imagined Communities (1983)
Strangers from a Different Shore (1990)
Various works of Philosophy
Timeline (transient):
Now until March 1: ongoing background research and introspective thought
March 1 - March 15: pre-production stage
March 15 - March 21: filming
March 21 - 28: post
Your project sounds so put together and is very organized however your topics are extremely broad and don't leave much room for depth. Perhaps if you focused on one idea, the film would flow naturally and be more meaningful to the audience?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of an experimental film, but I've never actually seen any of the movies you mention as your sources of inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWill you need a cast for your film or will it just be images? If the film is experimental, would the viewing of it be experimental as well? What would you have audience members do?
For climate change and energy, maybe you could check out some of the films screened during the Global Film Festival that were focused on "natural" (Super/Natural) like Yann Arthus-Bertrand's Home or Judith Helfand's Everything's Cool. I didn't see Everything's Cool, but Home was very interesting and it was able to tie several issues together such as over-expansion and industrialization. It also set out to explain how all of the earth's problems are interconnected, as you propose to do with your film. Also since you're interested in the Cosa Nostra, the Camorra (basically the Campania/Naples area's counterpart to Cosa Nostra) is heavily involved in the improper disposal of toxic waste which involves crime and government inefficiency.
ReplyDeleteAndy, pick a point in Takaki's text or AsianAm history where you feel mankind has constantly repeated its own mistakes. That might help you hone in on your material.
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